324 Quotes by Harvey MacKay

Worrying makes you cross the bridge before you come to it.

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

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

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

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

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

The truth is, success often occurs for reasons we don't expect, under circumstances over which we have little control and sometimes unrelated to our own efforts. There is only one other lesson that success should teach us: Be as amazed by your own success as your friends are. If you truly are, you stand the best chance to repeat it.

Like it or not, life is a series of competitions. You may be competing for a grade, a spot on a team, a job, or the largest account in town. The higher your self-esteem is, the better you get along with yourself, with others, and the more you'll accomplish.

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.