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Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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Failures don't plan to fail they fail to plan.
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You have to look life straight in the eye. De-mystify your world. Can you really afford to believe magic is for real? Not when time is concerned.
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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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Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
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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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When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.
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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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For the real winners, there are no finish lines.
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I have never yet met a successful person who hasn't had to overcome either a little or a lot of adversity in his or her life. If life there is a lot of lumps and bumps... a lot of throttling up and a lot of throttling down.
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Make your decisions with your heart, and you'll end up with heart disease.
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