60 Inspirational Harvey Mackay Quotes (TIME)

Top 10 Most Famous Harvey Mackay Quotes (BEST)

“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.”
Harvey Mackay

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. — **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. — **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. — **Believe** everything happens for a reason. If you get a **chance**, take it. If it **changes** your life, let it.

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

“Learn from the past, but don’t live there. Build on what you know so that you don’t repeat mistakes. Resolve to learn something new every day. Because every 24 hours, you have the opportunity to have the best day of your company’s life.”
Harvey Mackay

If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it. — If you are **persistent**, you will get it. If you are **consistent**, you will keep it.

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

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. — If you have **integrity**, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.

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

2 Harvey Mackay Quotes About Seizing Opportunities

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

Every morning brings new potential, but if you dwell on the misfortunes of the day before, you tend to overlook tremendous opportunities. — Every **morning** brings new potential, but if you dwell on the misfortunes of the day before, you tend to overlook tremendous **opportunities**.

4 Inspirational Harvey Mackay Quotes About Life

“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.”
Harvey Mackay

Life isn't fair. It's true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward. — Life isn’t fair. It’s true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but **learning** to rise above it is the ultimate reward.

A student of life considers the world a classroom.

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. — 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.

7 Harvey Mackay Quotes on Achieving Goals (DEADLINES)

“When you have a dream that you can’t let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you’re willing to do that.”
Harvey Mackay

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

I believe that visualization is one of the most powerful means of achieving personal goals.

“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.”
Harvey Mackay

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. — 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.

Good intentions aren't enough. People have good intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone. — Good intentions aren’t enough. People have good intentions when they set a goal to do something, but then they miss a deadline or other milestone.

Direct your energy toward achieving a goal, and tackle the problems with an emphasis on edging closer to a successful result.

5 Harvey Mackay Quotes About Failures

“An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.”
Harvey Mackay

It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow. — It doesn’t matter how much milk you spill as long as you don’t lose the cow.

One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.

Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes. — Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal **failures** lead to spectacular **successes**.

Failure is an attitude, not an outcome. — **Failure** is an **attitude**, not an outcome.

9 Motivational Harvey Mackay Quotes on Success

“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.”
Harvey Mackay

If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.

Our lives change in two ways: through the people we meet and the books we read. — Our lives **change** in two ways: through the people we meet and the books we **read**.

“Look in the mirror every day and say, I am in charge. You might not have control over every phase of your life, but you have more control than you realize, and you are responsible for your own happiness and success.”
Harvey Mackay

People begin to become **successful** the minute they decide to be.

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. — **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**.

“Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs you of your skills and your judgment, and it blinds you to creative solutions. It’s the best-conditioned athlete, not the most talented, who generally wins when the going gets tough.”
Harvey Mackay

To be success in life forget the problems that you face… But don’t forget the lessons that those problems taught you. — To be **success** in life forget the problems that you face… But don’t forget the lessons that those problems taught you.

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. — 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.

4 Harvey Mackay Quotes on Customers

No business can stay in business without customers. How you treat - or mistreat - them determines how long your doors stay open. — No **business** can stay in business without **customers**. How you treat – or mistreat – them determines how long your doors stay open.

A smart manager will establish a culture of gratitude. Expand the appreciative attitude to suppliers, vendors, delivery people, and of course, customers. — A smart manager will establish a **culture** of **gratitude**. Expand the appreciative **attitude** to suppliers, vendors, delivery people, and of course, customers.

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. — 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**.

Southwest Airlines is successful because the company understands it's a customer service company. It also happens to be an airline. — Southwest Airlines is successful because the company understands it’s a customer service company. It also happens to be an airline.

7 WiseHarvey Mackay Quotes That Will Make You Think

“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.”
Harvey Mackay

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful. — **Talent** is God-given; be **humble**. Fame is man-given; be **thankful**. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

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

Happiness can be thought, taught and caught... but not bought. — **Happiness** can be thought, taught and caught… but not bought.

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. — 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.

I've learned that people will seldom let you down if they understand that your destiny is in their hands, and vice versa. — I’ve learned that people will seldom let you down if they understand that your destiny is in their hands, and vice versa.

You do not get what you want. You get what you negotiate.

8 Harvey Mackay Quotes on Managing Employees

“Don’t equate activity with efficiency. You are paying your key people to see the big picture. Don’t let them get bogged down in a lot of meaningless meetings and paper shuffling. Announce a Friday afternoon off once in a while. Cancel a Monday morning meeting or two. Tell the cast of characters you’d like them to spend the amount of time normally spent preparing for attending the meeting at their desks, simply thinking about an original idea.”
Harvey Mackay

Delegating doesn't mean passing off work you don't enjoy, but letting your employees stretch their skills and judgment. — Delegating doesn’t mean passing off work you don’t enjoy, but letting your **employees** stretch their skills and judgment.

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

“Just because an employee does things differently doesn’t mean he or she won’t do the job right or as well. If you establish expectations of the goal and the standards to follow, then methodology shouldn’t be an issue.”
Harvey Mackay

You can't buy a good reputation; you must earn it. — You can’t buy a good **reputation**; you must earn it.

If you want people to know how much you care, show them how much you remember. Learn their names and use them often. It's an important skill to develop. — If you want people to know how much you care, show them how much you remember. Learn their names and use them often. It’s an important skill to develop.

“Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability.”
Harvey Mackay

The employees who share innovative ideas may also be the folks who have some hidden talents that would help incorporate their suggestions. — The employees who share **innovative** ideas may also be the folks who have some hidden **talents** that would help incorporate their suggestions.

4 Harvey Mackay Quotes About Friendships

“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.”
Harvey Mackay