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You never really fail until you stop wanting.

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
Fail
Failing
Stop
Really
Never
Wanting

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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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Think in terms of what's good for the other person and success will seek you out.
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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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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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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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Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.
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The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must.
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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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Every silver lining has a cloud.
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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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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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Fear is faith that it won't work.
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There are two things people want more than sex and money - recognition and praise.
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One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.
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Make every day count. Make every hour count. Make every minute count. And don't stop until you have exercised your full potential, realizing your impossible dream and fulfilling your total destiny to become the person that you, and only you , are capable of being.
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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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Some of the most successful people managers are also the best listeners.
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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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