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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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I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston.
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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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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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Look in the mirror every day and say, I am in charge. You might not have control over every phase of your life, but you have more control than you realize, and you are responsible for your own happiness and success.
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Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly.
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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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If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible.
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If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.
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In a climate of tight budgets, reduced workforces and stiff competition, internal training can be a great substitute for costly offsite workshops and conferences.
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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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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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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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It's only lonely at the top if you forget all the people you met along the way and fail to acknowledge their contributions to your success.
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Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.
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The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.
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You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.
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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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Failure is not falling down but staying down.
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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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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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