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When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Journalist
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Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.
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It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.
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If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
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It's way easier to stay in the comfort zone, especially when things are going good than to go out on a limb and take some risks. My philosophy is exactly the opposite: Sometimes it's risky not to take a risk.
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Happiness can be thought, taught and caught... but not bought.
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Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.
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Amateurs wait for inspiration. The real pros get up and go to work.
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Don't let ups and downs leave you down and out.
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Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory. If it's written down, you can look it up. Just be damn sure you write it down.
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If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.
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Leadership does not mean getting people to do their job. It means getting people to do their best.
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There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people.
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You'll always get the good news it's how fast you get the bad news that counts.
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Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and you will accomplish your object.
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Don't confuse visibility with credibility.
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If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World!
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You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.
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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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Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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