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God first, family second, career third.

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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Fear is faith that it won't work.
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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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Most of us die with our music underplayed...We should try to step out of our comfort zones and do the things we're capable of.
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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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Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.
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A woman who will tell her age, will tell anything.
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Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
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I wasn't that interested in the dollars-and-cents part of business. My interest in starting Mary Kay Inc. was to offer women opportunities that didn't exist anywhere else.
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One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.
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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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My company mascot is the bumblebee. Because of its tiny wings and heavy body, aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly. But the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it flies anyways.
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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
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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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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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Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.
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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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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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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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Fake it till you make it.
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I have learned to imagine an invisible sign around each person's neck that says 'Make me feel important.
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