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Nothing wilts faster than a laurel rested upon.

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
Laurel
Rested
Laurels
Inaction
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Think in terms of what's good for the other person and success will seek you out.
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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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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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An average person with average talents and ambition and average education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.
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God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability.
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Every silver lining has a cloud.
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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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A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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A woman who will tell her age, will tell anything.
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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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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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Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.
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A risk-taking environment starts at the top of a corporation. If the CEO doesn't have this spirit, chances are you won't find it anywhere else in the organization.
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Some of the most successful people managers are also the best listeners.
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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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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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Left unattended, problems only intensify.
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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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The greatest polution problem we face today is negativity.
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