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Left unattended, problems only intensify.

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
Unattended
Intensify
Problems
Left
Problem

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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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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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It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.
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Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
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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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Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
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Dare to risk public criticism.
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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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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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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
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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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Nothing wilts faster than a laurel rested upon.
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The greatest polution problem we face today is negativity.
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If I listen long enough, the person will generally come up with an adequate solution.
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People fail forward to success.
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God first, family second, career third.
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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
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Sometimes listening itself may not be enough-some people must be prodded if you are to find out what they're thinking.
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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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A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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