You never really fail until you stop wanting.
MARY KAY ASH
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Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Leaders teach. They motivate. They care. Leaders make sure that the way to success is always broad enough and straight enough for others to follow.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash The seeds you plant in the hearts and minds of others will be what you receive in return – 100-fold. Only sow that which you wish to receive in return. Sow good, receive good! Plant seeds daily in your Mary Kay business and your Mary Kay business will return to you.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash There are two things people want more than sex and money, recognition and praise.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Real leaders aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Think about it, no one can win a race in which he had given up. You can’t win a battle for which you have surrendered.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash A strong beginning is a good thing only when coupled with a strong finish.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping stones and climb to new heights.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash I’ve never yet met a person who didn’t want to be appreciated.
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Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
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Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
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When I hear a guy lost a battle to cancer, that really did bother me, that that’s a term. It implies that he failed and that somebody else that defeated cancer is heroic and courageous.
Norm MacDonaldNorm MacDonald You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.
Johnny CashJohnny Cash Spirituality helps develop good character. It is character that shines bright when words fail to do so.
Gaur Gopal DasGaur Gopal Das You won’t believe what you can accomplish by attempting the impossible with the courage to repeatedly fail better.
Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett Until one looks back on one’s own past one fails to realise what an extraordinary view of the world a child has.
Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
ChanakyaChanakya But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one’s eyes and laugh at a fall, and baffled, get up and begin again.
Robert BrowningRobert Browning Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.
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