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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 One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash 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 AshMary Kay Ash Forcing myself to think positively did wonders for my spirit. I was able to overcome the discontent inside me, and my old enthusiasm slowly returned.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash I believe that most successful people are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash People often resist change when they don’t participate in the decision-making process. Some of the best leaders ‘plant the seed’ that permits others to propose the idea and take credit for it!
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Help other people get what they want – and you’ll get what you want.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash Be a dreamer. Have a sense of greatness. It has been said that if you can dream it, you can do it. And I believe that. Before your dream can become a reality, you have to see it in your own mind; see its fulfillment, whatever it may be.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash 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.
Mary Kay AshMary Kay Ash
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Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans
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We must keep our certainty that after the bad days the good times will come again.
Marie CurieMarie Curie I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.
Marie CurieMarie Curie For better to come, good must stand aside.
Carl JungCarl Jung There’s too many people telling you that you’re not good enough, but you are good enough.
Ariana GrandeAriana Grande It’s always good to marry your best friend.
Marie CurieMarie Curie Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.
Imam AliImam Ali The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it – basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.
Charles BukowskiCharles Bukowski A bottle of wine was good company.
Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway
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