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

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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Winners surround themselves with other winners. A winner knows he's a winner. He doesn't need second-raters and yes-men around to feed his ego. He knows he'll win more, and go further, with associates who not only can keep up with him but who also are capable of teaching him something.
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The ten most powerful two-letter words in the English language are: If it is to be, it is up to me.
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You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.
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Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
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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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Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.
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One sure-fire way to stay creative: force yourself to learn something new.
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Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense.
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Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning they are an incentive to keep you going all day.
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There's a place in the world for any business that takes care of its customers-after the sale.
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Give your subconscious a chance to work by turning your brain off from time to time. Don't focus on work or solving problems constantly.
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By getting your customers to agree with you in small steps along the way, you have a better chance of reaching agreement when it's time to do business.
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Your past is not your potential.
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If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.
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Ideas without action are worthless.
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To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.
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Make your decisions with your heart, and you'll end up with heart disease.
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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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