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Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly.

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.
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The first successful salesperson was not a man, it was Eve.
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We all start out in life with one thing in common We all have the same amount of time. It's just a matter of what we do with it.
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I've learned that people will seldom let you down if they understand that your destiny is in their hands, and vice versa.
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Don't equate activity with efficiency.
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Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
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The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.
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Just because an employee does things differently doesn't mean he or she won't do the job right or as well. If you establish expectations of the goal and the standards to follow, then methodology shouldn't be an issue.
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You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.
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I have never yet met a successful person who hasn't had to overcome either a little or a lot of adversity in his or her life. If life there is a lot of lumps and bumps... a lot of throttling up and a lot of throttling down.
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If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.
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You have to look life straight in the eye. De-mystify your world. Can you really afford to believe magic is for real? Not when time is concerned.
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For the real winners, there are no finish lines.
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Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better.
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By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw.
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You can't be passionate when you feel like it. You have to be passionate about your job, product or cause all the time. There's no off switch on a tiger.
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There will always be someone with a cuter girl, a bigger car, a bigger home, but that does not matter. You measure your own performance by your own potential. That's what makes a successful person.
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Happiness can be thought, taught and caught... but not bought.
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It isn't the quality of the ideas you have that will determine whether you make a success of them, it's the qualities you bring to those ideas.
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When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.
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