“The greatest thing you can do for your competition – hire poorly.”

If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.

Anyone who spends their life on a computer is pretty unusual.

Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it’s true.

We all have the chance to create a world where extreme poverty is the exception rather than the rule.

Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most improvement.

The more you learn, the more you have a framework that the knowledge fits into.

Don’t tax my income, tax my consumption.

WWW? Nice toy, but what a waste of time.

Life is a lot more fun if you treat its challenges in creative ways.

I studied every thing but never topped. But today the toppers of the best universities are my employees

We’re changing the world with technology.

Every new change forces all the companies in an industry to adapt their strategies to that change.

Don’t let complexity stop you.

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.

Creativity allows people to be effective.

I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.

There was a lot of pressure on me when I signed ‘Dilwale,’ and though it did not do as well in India, overseas the business was crazy despite competition from another film.

I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

You are the only boss you have. And I want you to be the most demanding boss that you can be. If you really want to make a success of this business, then you must put yourself on a schedule.

Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.

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.

I have always been focused on my job. No profession allows you the luxury of being half-focused. If you’re not into it, you’re not there. And the film industry is all the more harsh in these cases, perhaps because it’s a business of the limelight.