Harvey Mackay Quotes - Page 3

Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and you will accomplish your object.

Don't let ups and downs leave you down and out.

Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.

It all comes down to this: If you want one year of happiness, grow grain If you want 10 years of happiness, grow trees If you want 100 years of happiness, grow people

Surrounding yourself with creative, imaginative people is a good strategy for success whether you're an entrepreneur seeking innovation or an artist looking for inspiration.

If you have no destination, you'll never get there.

What could you accomplish if no one told you it was impossible?

Give your subconscious a chance to work by turning your brain off from time to time. Don't focus on work or solving problems constantly.

Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.

A great accomplishment shouldn't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward.

If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.

Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.

Your past is not your potential.

Decide what your priorities are and how much time you'll spend on them. If you don't, someone else will.

You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth. People who feel like they're being listened to feel accepted and appreciated. They feel like they're being taken seriously and what they say really matters.

You only get one chance to make a good first impression, and yours may be in the hands of the receptionist.

Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.

The cost of praising someone is nil - but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.

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.

Don't equate activity with efficiency.

A student of life considers the world a classroom.

Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.

Ideas without action are worthless.

You'll never please everyone, but you only have to please a few people to get an offer.

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.