Mark McCormack Quotes

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All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.

Mark McCormack
Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as pure fantasy Anyone who thinks he or she can evaluate business conditions five years from now, flunks.

Mark McCormack
In our business, the windows of opportunity open and close with dazzling rapidity...I constantly have to remind people to seize the moment.

Mark McCormack
I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their suppliers, they seem content to pay top dollar for everything.

Mark McCormack
Talk less-you will automatically learn more, hear more, see more-and make fewer blunders.

Mark McCormack
If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success.

Mark McCormack
Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.

Mark McCormack
If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.

Mark McCormack
You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.

Mark McCormack
Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.

Mark McCormack