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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.

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
Individuality
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Lead
Courage
Desire

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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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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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The greatest polution problem we face today is negativity.
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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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People fail forward to success.
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Believe in yourself and know that you can do anything in this world that you want to do if you want to do it badly enough and you are willing to travel the road. Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.
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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so gradually they are unaware of how their lives are slipping away until it's too late.
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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
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Leaders teach. They motivate. They care. Leaders make sure that the way to success is always broad enough and straight enough for others to follow.
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There is a way Up, Around, Over or Through
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I've often said that we are doing something far more important than just selling cosmetics we are changing lives.
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Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.
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We fall forward to succeed.
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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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Remember, if you do the things you ought to do when you ought to do them, then someday you can do the things you want to do when you want to do them…Whatever you do or dream you can do—begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.
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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
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Before you ever receive the wonderful treasures of a happy life, you must first give. Give of yourself. Be of service to others. Only what you give can be multiplied back into your own life.
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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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The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.
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