Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
MARY KAY ASHYou can eat an elephant one bit at a time.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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We didn’t set the world on fire from the first day. Disappointments, setbacks and work created the company as it is today.
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You can eat an elephant one bit at a time.
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To me, P and L doesn’t only mean profit and loss – it also means people and love.
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You can’t stand still. You either go forward or backward.
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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.
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I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.
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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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Those who are blessed with the most talent don’t necessarily outperform everyone else. It’s the people with follow-through who excel.
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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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Every person should have a lifetime self-improvement program.
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Help other people get what they want – and you’ll get what you want.
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Let people know that you appreciate their performance and they will respond by doing even better.
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There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide which type of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group.
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Each of us wants to feel good about himself or herself, but to me it is just as important to make others feel the same way.
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You can go as far as your mind lets you.
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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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Over the years, I have observed that nearly all high achievers know how to make good of those 1440 minutes in each day.
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There are two things people want more than sex and money, recognition and praise.
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A strong beginning is a good thing only when coupled with a strong finish.
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Don’t limit yourself.
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There’s a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.
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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.
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I believe that most successful people are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.
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Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.
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One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.
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Dare to risk public criticism.
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