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There are two things people want more than sex and money - recognition and praise.

Mary Kay Ash

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Mary Kay Ash
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: May 12
Died: 2001
Died: November 22
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Mary Kathlyn Wagner
Money
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Things
Recognizing
People
Appreciation
Recognition
Rewards
Praise
Sex

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Fake it till you make it.
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We fall forward to succeed.
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I wasn't that interested in the dollars-and-cents part of business. My interest in starting Mary Kay Inc. was to offer women opportunities that didn't exist anywhere else.
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