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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.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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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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Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.
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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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You can't be passionate when you feel like it. You have to be passionate about your job, product or cause all the time. There's no off switch on a tiger.
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If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.
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