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Over the years, I have observed that nearly all high achievers know how to make good of those 1440 minutes in each day.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash What’s interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Be the kind of person who can always be counted on to do what you say you’ll do.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Recognition is the most powerful of all motivating techniques.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash If you act enthusiastic, you will become enthusiastic. A mediocre mind that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash I was taught to put my best into anything I did and I can honestly say I’ve always done that. Still, there are many times when I failed, when I was disappointed.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don’t like to do.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Unlike many people who start a new business, money was not my prime motivation – not that I was so well off that it wasn’t a consideration; in fact, I had put my lifetime savings on the line.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash What the world thinks of me is none of my business.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Nobody wins ‘em all. If you come down on them too hard for losing, they’ll stop sticking their necks out.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Give yourself something to work toward – constantly.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Your attitude determines your altitude. It really is true that If you think you can, you can; and if you think you can’t – you’re right.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash You must develop the ability to know the difference between a real problem and an imaginary one.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash
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People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta I no longer seek the love I think I deserve but rather the love I’ve always deserved.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole There is no such thing as a good investment.
Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
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I don’t feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning.
Michel FoucaultMichel Foucault Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
Karl PopperKarl Popper Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.
Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Step 1 of becoming a mom is leaving that awkward amount of space where I just stare at the beginning of selfie videos.
HalseyHalsey New beginnings through tough roads, darling that is what we want.
Megan LaoMegan Lao The moon screams, “You’re running out of time,” But perhaps tomorrow is only A new beginning.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown Maybe our story didn’t end the way we planned but, Neither did the beginning. Regardless, our story will remain as one of my fondest memories.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth — look at the dying man’s struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.
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