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If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
Businessman
Businessperson
Journalist
Walk
Walks
Never
Stub
Toes
Backwards

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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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One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
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Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
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Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.
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Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.
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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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No company has a permanent consumer franchise. No one has the only game in town. The never-ending cycle of destruction and change inherent in a capitalist economy always provides new opportunities for those with determination, goals and concentration.
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Ethical decisions ensure that everyone's best interests are protected. When in doubt, don't.
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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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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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It isn't the quality of the ideas you have that will determine whether you make a success of them, it's the qualities you bring to those ideas.
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A dream is always a bargain no matter what you pay for it
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Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability.
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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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A string of successes can kill you if they make you think, 'Hey, I'm smart I can't make any mistakes'.
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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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Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.
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Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.
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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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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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