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We fall forward to succeed.

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
Fall
Forward
Succeed
Success

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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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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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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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Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.
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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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God didn't have time to make a nobody, only a somebody.I believe that each of us has God-given talents within us waiting to be brought to fruition.
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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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Never forget, your family should always have priority over your work.
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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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If you have an idea and I have an idea - then we EACH have JUST ONE idea...but if you share your idea with me and I do the same...we EACH have TWO ideas!
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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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You cannot keep determined people for success.
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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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In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don't like to do.
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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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There is a way Up, Around, Over or Through
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The first step is the hardest – making a commitment to yourself, for yourself.
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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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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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