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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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Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
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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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I've never yet met a person who didn't want to be appreciated.
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Believe in yourself and know that you can do anything in this world that you want to do if you want to do it badly enough and you are willing to travel the road. Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.
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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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Before you ever receive the wonderful treasures of a happy life, you must first give. Give of yourself. Be of service to others. Only what you give can be multiplied back into your own life.
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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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It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.
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What's interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.
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There's a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.
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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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Fear is faith that it won't work.
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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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Dare to risk public criticism.
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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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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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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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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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There are two things people want more than sex and money - recognition and praise.
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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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