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When you kill a little time, you may be murdering opportunity.

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Journalist
Murdering
Kill
Opportunity
Littles
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Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic.
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All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
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I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.
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Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.
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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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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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I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston.
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One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
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When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.
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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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Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
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There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.
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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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If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.
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Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
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