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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
Lead
Courage
Desire
Individuality
Fit

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I believe that in order to be a good leader you must understand the value of praising people to success.
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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.
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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
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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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My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.
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It is important for you to have a goal. You simply can't get there if you don't know where you are going. Begin to build in your mind a dream. The write it down and make your goal realistic. Aim high enough that you will have to stretch your ability and your potential to reach it.
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Dare to risk public criticism.
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A woman who will tell her age, will tell anything.
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If you are an entrepreneur planning to start your own company, I can't think of a better place to begin than by operating your business by the Golden Rule. Make this a high priority never make a decision that contradicts the Golden Rule.
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Individuals sometimes feel insignificant and doubt that one person can really make a difference in this world. Well, believe me, one person can.
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God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability.
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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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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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You never really fail until you stop wanting.
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There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide which type of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group.
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God first, family second, career third.
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