Top 180 Harvey MacKay Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “Failure is no more fatal than success is permanent.”

— Harvey MacKay

102. “The cost of praising someone is nil – but every psychological study shows the payoff is huge.”

— Harvey MacKay

103. “Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

105. “Many successful people are no more talented than unsuccessful people. The difference between them lies in the old axiom that successful people do those things that unsuccessful people don’t like to do.”

— Harvey MacKay

106. “Worrying makes you cross the bridge before you come to it.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

108. “If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.”

— Harvey MacKay

109. “Day in and day out, your tax accountant can make or lose you more money than any single person in your life, with the possible exception of your kids.”

— Harvey MacKay

110. “If you want to double your success ratio, you have to double your failure ratio.”

— Harvey MacKay

111. “The sooner you accept the fact that you will have both successes and failures, the easier it will be to get your business and personal life headed in the right direction.”

— Harvey MacKay

112. “Make your decisions with your heart, and you’ll end up with heart disease.”

— Harvey MacKay

113. “It’s only lonely at the top if you forget all the people you met along the way and fail to acknowledge their contributions to your success.”

— Harvey MacKay

114. “Pessimism doesn’t grow your business or even maintain the status quo. The pessimists on your staff make the job harder for everyone around them. They make difficulties out of opportunities.”

— Harvey MacKay

115. “No one ever went broke by saying no too often.”

— Harvey MacKay

116. “In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements from becoming big ones.”

— Harvey MacKay

117. “Minds are like parachutes-not much good unless they are open.”

— Harvey MacKay

118. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

119. “You’ll never learn a thing from a competitor weaker than you.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

121. “You’re as old as you behave.”

— Harvey MacKay

122. “America is ripe for a service revolution.”

— Harvey MacKay

123. “When an employee asks why the company does things a certain way, and you can explain the logical reason, then the employee knows what she’s doing is valid.”

— Harvey MacKay

124. “Never buy anything in a room with a chandelier.”

— Harvey MacKay

125. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

127. “Make the second effort your second nature.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

129. “Once you attach your personality to a proposition, people start reacting to the personality and stop reacting to the proposition.”

— Harvey MacKay

130. “As you schedule individual tasks, give yourself a cushion. Mark the due date a few days ahead of the actual deadline so you have time to deal with changes or last-minute emergencies.”

— Harvey MacKay

131. “You’re a lot better off being scared than being bored.”

— Harvey MacKay

132. “There will always be someone with a cuter girl, a bigger car, a bigger home, but that does not matter. You measure your own performance by your own potential. That’s what makes a successful person.”

— Harvey MacKay

133. “You don’t need a big close, as many sales reps believe. You risk losing your customer when you save all the good stuff for the end. Keep the customer actively involved throughout your presentation, and watch your results improve.”

— Harvey MacKay

134. “Don’t fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else’s expense.”

— Harvey MacKay

135. “Don’t wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.”

— Harvey MacKay

136. “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

137. “You have to look life straight in the eye. De-mystify your world. Can you really afford to believe magic is for real? Not when time is concerned.”

— Harvey MacKay

138. “You can’t be passionate when you feel like it. You have to be passionate about your job, product or cause all the time. There’s no off switch on a tiger.”

— Harvey MacKay

139. “It’s the oldest, corniest piece of advice in the world but it still works. The strongest networks are built on friendship. Be a friend not only to the people in your network, but to the people who matter the most to the people in your network.”

— Harvey MacKay

140. “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

141. “Jim Rohn is one of the most articulate, powerful, thought-provoking speakers I’ve seen. His unique delivery and style puts him head and shoulders above the rest.”

— Harvey MacKay

142. “If we could measure the damage to corporations from gossip, it might be more than the GNP of the Third World!”

— Harvey MacKay

143. “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.”

— Harvey MacKay

144. “If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all truly successful individuals, I’d say it’s the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts.”

— Harvey MacKay

145. “A dream is always a bargain no matter what you pay for it.”

— Harvey MacKay

146. “Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can’t let your disappointment get in the way.”

— Harvey MacKay

147. “Even when change is elective, it will disorient you. You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of your former life. It doesn’t matter. The trick is to know in advance of making any big change that you’re going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make the change, and achieve your dream.”

— Harvey MacKay

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

— Harvey MacKay

149. “Don’t let ups and downs leave you down and out.”

— Harvey MacKay

150. “What could you accomplish if no one told you it was impossible?”

— Harvey MacKay