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Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
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Would you like to go to a doctor who had taken his last medical course in 1948? You have to keep changing and keep learning so that you are constantly challenging yourself, adding a few new songs to your program every chance you get. If you don't, the world will pass you by.
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When an employee asks why the company does things a certain way, and you can explain the logical reason, then the employee knows what she's doing is valid.
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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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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A dream is always a bargain no matter what you pay for it
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Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.
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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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Your workforce is your most valuable asset. The knowledge and skills they have represent the fuel that drives the engine of business - and you can leverage that knowledge.
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For the real winners, there are no finish lines.
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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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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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Don't equate activity with efficiency.
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Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs us of our skills, our judgment, and blinds us to creative solutions.
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If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.
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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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You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.
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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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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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