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Never forget, your family should always have priority over your work.

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
Forget
Family
Women
Work
Always
Never
Priority
Priorities

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