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Dare to risk public criticism.

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
Risk
Public
Success
Inspirational
Encouraging
Dare
Critics
Criticism

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I believe that there is no such thing as a subordinate. If the air-conditioning ceases to work in our building, then the repair technician becomes more important than the chairman of the board. We're all people working together toward a common objective.
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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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My goal in life is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared
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I have learned to imagine an invisible sign around each person's neck that says 'Make me feel important.
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There's a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.
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Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
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What's interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.
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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
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Make every day count. Make every hour count. Make every minute count. And don't stop until you have exercised your full potential, realizing your impossible dream and fulfilling your total destiny to become the person that you, and only you , are capable of being.
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Nothing wilts faster than a laurel rested upon.
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You cannot keep determined people for success.
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An average person with average talents and ambition and average education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.
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Most of us die with our music underplayed...We should try to step out of our comfort zones and do the things we're capable of.
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People fail forward to success.
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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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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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God first, family second, career third.
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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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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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