Harvey Mackay Quotes

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.

You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.

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.

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

You need a community to succeed. In the back of every book is an acknowledgments page full of all the people it took to get that writer to the book you're holding.

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.

Did you ever stop to think that a great man in life who has won great acclaim and great reputation is the very man who is willing to share and give the honor to others in the doing of things that made him great?

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.

I cannot get to the top on my own. Everyone is important to me. Everyone has played a part in my success, and I try to show that.

It's always nice to be getting personal recognition, but I wouldn't be getting it if it wasn't for the help of my team-mates and the backroom staff.

Many people have helped me during my career and without them and fantastic team-mates and coaches it would not have been possible to achieve all that I have.

The medal is not for yourself. It couldn't be done without the support and help of my people, runners, and coaches

Thanks to everyone who's encouraged and supported my work over the years.

I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.

I've gotten an opportunity to work with a lot of the people I've looked up to over the years, and I feel pretty grateful for it.

The most successful entrepreneurs tell you they have a great team. Lots of small-business owners let ego get in the way. Many people helped me along the way. You've got to remember the people who were loyal to you, and don't forget them when you become successful.

I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.

Now, I'm not here because I was that good. I'm here because of the people around me made me that good.

The people who ask me for my autograph are the people who've put me here today, and you can't afford to forget that.

Humility is what makes teams great. I've preached it for a long period of time.

I see film roles as lovely presents that come along now and again. I feel really lucky and say thank you very much. And if they fly me to L.A., I think, 'God, I must really be doing well.' I've worked with De Niro and Brando and Pacino, and that's made me feel very lucky. But the films have never meant a lot to me.