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You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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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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Failures don't plan to fail they fail to plan.
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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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Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
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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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Your day usually goes the way the corners of your mouth turn. The most powerful single thing you can do to influence others is to smile at them.
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Learn from the past, but don't live there. Build on what you know so that you don't repeat mistakes.
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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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We all start out in life with one thing in common We all have the same amount of time. It's just a matter of what we do with it.
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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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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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Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
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Don't equate activity with efficiency.
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I know that you don't know, but you don't know that you don't know! By that I mean there are three reasons why individuals and businesses fail: 1. Arrogance 2. Arrogance 3. Arrogance.
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Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place.
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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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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 confuse visibility with credibility.
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Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
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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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