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Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 93
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Journalist
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Friends

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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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The life of a startup is full of ups and downs, an emotional roller coaster ride that you can't quite imagine if you've spent your whole career in a corporation.
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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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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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Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes.
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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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A dream is always a bargain no matter what you pay for it
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There will always be someone with a cuter girl, a bigger car, a bigger home, but that does not matter. You measure your own performance by your own potential. That's what makes a successful person.
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I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston.
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Anyone who has been in business can tell war stories about the bumps in the road. But if they've outlasted the competition, ask for their stories about survival. They've figured out how to turn disappointments into opportunities.
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Ethical decisions ensure that everyone's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don't.
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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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One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
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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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You'll always get the good news it's how fast you get the bad news that counts.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.
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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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