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If you can't say yes, it's no. Don't sugarcoat it. Don't talk yourself into yes just to seem like a nice guy. No one ever went broke because he or she said NO too often.

Harvey Mackay

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Harvey Mackay
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: January 1
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All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
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You can't hurry creativity, so take time to ponder your ideas. Sit back and take time to think things over. That's usually how the best ideas bloom.
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If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World!
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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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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 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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No business can stay in business without customers. How you treat - or mistreat - them determines how long your doors stay open.
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You'll always get the good news it's how fast you get the bad news that counts.
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You can't buy a good reputation you must earn it.
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Your workforce is your most valuable asset. The knowledge and skills they have represent the fuel that drives the engine of business - and you can leverage that knowledge.
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By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw.
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Failures don't plan to fail they fail to plan.
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By getting your customers to agree with you in small steps along the way, you have a better chance of reaching agreement when it's time to do business.
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If you want to stay youthful, stay useful.
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Your day usually goes the way the corners of your mouth turn. The most powerful single thing you can do to influence others is to smile at them.
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The longer they keep you waiting, the more they want to deal.
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