We didn’t set the world on fire from the first day. Disappointments, setbacks and work created the company as it is today.
MARY KAY ASHI believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.
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Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.
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People are happiest when they have goals, small and large, because they can look forward to attaining them.
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In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don’t like to do.
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We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don’t know where you’re aiming, you don’t have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared.
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You can go as far as your mind lets you.
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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.
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I do believe in encouraging a person to compete with herself… at Mary Kay Cosmetics, we’ve made that philosophy a company policy.
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One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.
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Make people who work for you feel important. If you honor and serve them, they’ll honor and serve you.
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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.
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You never really fail until you stop wanting.
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A risk-taking environment starts at the top of a corporation. If the CEO doesn’t have this spirit, chances are you won’t find it anywhere else in the organization.
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If you have an idea and I have an idea – then we EACH have JUST ONE idea; but if you share your idea with me and I do the same, we EACH have TWO ideas!
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Dare to risk public criticism.
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