My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.
MARY KAY ASHAerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway.
More Mary Kay Ash Quotes
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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.
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What’s interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.
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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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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.
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Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.
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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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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 fall forward to success.
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You can’t stand still. You either go forward or backward.
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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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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.
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You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you’re willing to pay the price.
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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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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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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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Think about it, no one can win a race in which he had given up. You can’t win a battle for which you have surrendered.
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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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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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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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What the world thinks of me is none of my business.
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Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.
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Individuals sometimes feel insignificant and doubt that one person can really make a difference in this world. Well, believe me, one person can.
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Don’t limit yourself.
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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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