Top 180 Harvey MacKay Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Time Quotes, Interesting Quotes, Short Quotes About Life, Inspirational Life Quotes, Friday Motivational Quotes

2. “A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Persistence Quotes, Business Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Motivational Quotes for Success, Positive Motivational Quotes

3. “Find something you love to do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

— Harvey MacKay

4. “Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Goal Quotes, Inspirational Business Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes, Positive Short Quotes, Moving On Quotes

5. “Mackay’s Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Common Sense Quotes, Dedication Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes, Consistency Quotes, Clever Quotes

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

— Harvey MacKay

7. “Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Self-Worth Quotes, Cheer Quotes, Willpower Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes, Being Strong Quotes

8. “Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.”

— Harvey MacKay

9. “If you have no destination, you’ll never get there.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Common Sense Quotes, Destination Quotes

10. “Failure is not falling down but staying down.”

— Harvey MacKay

11. “Ideas without action are worthless.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Hustle Quotes, Accountability Quotes, Sales Motivational Quotes, Actions Speak Louder Than Words Quotes

12. “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

13. “To me, job titles don’t matter. Everyone is in sales. It’s the only way we stay in business.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Common Sense Quotes

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

— Harvey MacKay

16. “A great accomplishment shouldn’t be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward.”

— Harvey MacKay

17. “People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

20. “If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it.”

— Harvey MacKay

21. “Failures don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan.”

— Harvey MacKay

22. “No business can stay in business without customers. How you treat – or mistreat – them determines how long your doors stay open.”

— Harvey MacKay

23. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Loyalty Quotes

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

— Harvey MacKay

25. “You do not get what you want. You get what you negotiate.”

— Harvey MacKay

26. “Staying in touch with contacts is as important as getting them in the first place.”

— Harvey MacKay

Featured in: Firsts Quotes

27. “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

28. “Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.”

— Harvey MacKay

29. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

30. “The ten most powerful two-letter words in the English language are: If it is to be, it is up to me.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

32. “If you don’t look ahead, you’ll always be behind.”

— Harvey MacKay

33. “You can’t buy a good reputation; you must earn it.”

— Harvey MacKay

34. “It doesn’t matter if they say you can’t do it. It only matters if you say you can’t.”

— Harvey MacKay

35. “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

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

— Harvey MacKay

37. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

38. “Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave.”

— Harvey MacKay

39. “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

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

— Harvey MacKay

41. “Don’t water your weeds.”

— Harvey MacKay

42. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

43. “Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It’s up to you to choose which you will be.”

— Harvey MacKay

44. “Knowledge is not power unless it is used.”

— Harvey MacKay

45. “Your past is not your potential.”

— Harvey MacKay

46. “When you’re thirsty, it’s too late to think about digging a well.”

— Harvey MacKay

47. “Don’t confuse visibility with credibility.”

— Harvey MacKay

48. “You can beat 80% of the competition just by showing up.”

— Harvey MacKay

49. “The sale begins when the customer says yes.”

— Harvey MacKay

50. “One sure-fire way to stay creative: force yourself to learn something new.”

— Harvey MacKay