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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
Backwards
Walk
Walks
Never
Stub
Toes

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Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.
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One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
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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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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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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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None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.
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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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A student of life considers the world a classroom.
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Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.
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The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.
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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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You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.
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Failures don't plan to fail they fail to plan.
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The sale begins when the customer says yes.
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You're a lot better off being scared than being bored.
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Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.
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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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Worrying makes you cross the bridge before you come to it.
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