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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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Thirsty
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Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and you will accomplish your object.
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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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Your past is not your potential.
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Day in and day out, your tax accountant can make or lose you more money than any single person in your life, with the possible exception of your kids
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You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.
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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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Being rich isn't about money. Being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to take time to stop and eat the heart of the watermelon. And some of us will be rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead of the game.
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For the real winners, there are no finish lines.
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Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes.
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No one ever went broke by saying no too often.
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