November 25: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on November 25.
Joe DiMaggio, baseball player (November 25, 1914–March 8, 1999)
“A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.” —Joe DiMaggio
Baseball Almanac. “Joe DiMaggio Quotes.” Baseball Almanac, https://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/quodimg.shtml
“I can remember a reporter asking me for a quote, and I didn’t know what a quote was. I thought it was some kind of soft drink.” —Joe DiMaggio
Baseball Almanac. “Joe DiMaggio Quotes.” Baseball Almanac, https://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/quodimg.shtml
Andrew Carnegie, industrialist (November 25, 1835–August 11, 1919)
“The man of wealth must become a trustee and agent for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience, and ability to administer.” —Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie, Andrew. “Carnegie Speaks: A Recording of the Gospel of Wealth.” Michigan State University, http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5766/
“In bestowing charity, the main consideration should be to help those who help themselves. It provides part of the means by which those who desire to improve may do so; to give to those who desire to rise the aids by which they may rise; to assist but rarely or never to do all.” —Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie, Andrew. “Carnegie Speaks: A Recording of the Gospel of Wealth.” Michigan State University, http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5766/
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