Harvey Mackay Quotes

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.

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.

If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible.

Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.

The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.

If you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.

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.

Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better.

A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.

The sale begins when the customer says yes.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.

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.

Leadership does not mean getting people to do their job. It means getting people to do their best.

Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.

Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.

When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It's all a matter of perspective.

Learn from the past, but don't live there. Build on what you know so that you don't repeat mistakes.

If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.

Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them.

To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.

Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.

All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.

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.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.