Harvey Mackay Quotes

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

I realized that I'm increasingly in a position where I know a network of people, and I'm able to connect more or less anyone.

It's a dream come true to think that opportunities flow from personal connections.

In my industry who you know is very important.

I was never given this advice, people aren't given this advice, focus on growing and maintaining relationships for your network, and that's key. And most of the advice tends to be, you know, discover your strengths, build up your resume, get a title, all of that stuff pales in comparison.

Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex.

Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.

I hear a lot of young people talking about the need to network. I think that is true, and I think that building a network makes sense. But I also think that there is another way to approach it, and that is to try to make friends. Just try to make a lot of friends.

It's not always what you know, but who you know. Get out and meet people.

I learned Hollywood is a small community, and you really have to be a part of the community to get anything done. Unlike traditional industries, where you can do things from afar with phone calls and e-mail, this town is really about being social. Because that's how trust gets built.

Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships.

I meet people from different walks of life that I can have relationships with.

I don't set out to be connected. My business has allowed me to meet lots of interesting people, some of whom have become friends; but you can't force it. This terrible word - 'networking' - I really hate.

I keep in touch with a lot of people I work with.

Well, basically I have a lot of friends because I've been in the business a long time and worked with a lot of people.

You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.

You must develop personal contacts if you want to be successful.

It's one thing to be talented, but the other thing is connections - with agents, with people; that's what makes a difference, and from the beginning, I've had wonderful representation.

Networking is rubbish; have friends instead.

In politics, it’s not who you know that counts. It’s what you know about who you know that counts.

The key thing for me has always been how we realize the mission - enabling every professional in the world to change their own economic curve by the strength of their alliances and connections with other people.

The great thing about being in this business is that you meet people, and I met Sally Struthers.

Many, if not most, career opportunities come to you through people you know. So the more people you know, the more opportunities you have. Improving your social network is a great example of a system for moving from lower odds to better odds without having a specific goal.

I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.

The ability to network successfully can be one of the greatest assets in business. It allows some people to find incredible opportunities, while others just watch from the sidelines.