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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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
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I believe every person has the ability to achieve something important, and with that in mind I regard everyone as special. A manager should feel this way about people, but it's an attitude that can't be faked. You've got to be honestly convinced that every human being is important.
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There are two things people want more than sex and money - recognition and praise.
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What you believe, you can achieve.
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A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.
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God first, family second, career third.
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What's interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.
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Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.
Mary Kay Ash
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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There is a way Up, Around, Over or Through
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By trying to live Christmas 12 months a year, we CAN make this world a better place to live - for others and for ourselves.
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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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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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Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.
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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
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Every silver lining has a cloud.
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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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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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We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.
Mary Kay Ash
Sometimes listening itself may not be enough-some people must be prodded if you are to find out what they're thinking.
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