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 ASHWe 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.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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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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You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping stones and climb to new heights.
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Never, absolutely never, compromise your principles.
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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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The seeds you plant in the hearts and minds of others will be what you receive in return – 100-fold. Only sow that which you wish to receive in return. Sow good, receive good! Plant seeds daily in your Mary Kay business and your Mary Kay business will return to you.
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The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
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Left unattended, problems only intensify.
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Recognition is the most powerful of all motivating techniques.
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There’s a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.
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A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.
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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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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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People fall forward to success.
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A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.
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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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