Never rest on your laurels. Nothing wilts faster than a laurel sat upon.
MARY KAY ASHForcing myself to think positively did wonders for my spirit. I was able to overcome the discontent inside me, and my old enthusiasm slowly returned.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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Dare to risk public criticism.
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When you listen, the benefit is two fold: You receive the necessary information, and you make the other person feel important.
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Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so gradually they are unaware of how their lives are slipping away until it’s too late.
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Think in terms of what’s good for the other person and success will seek you out.
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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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Don’t let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible.
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We are meant to use and increase whatever God has given us. And when we do, we shall be given more.
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People change and even products change. But over the course of time it’s the strength of a company’s philosophy that will determine whether or not it endures.
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There are two things people want more than sex and money, recognition and praise.
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A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.
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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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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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Give yourself something to work toward – constantly.
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