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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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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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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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What you believe, you can achieve.
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You never really fail until you stop wanting.
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God first, family second, career third.
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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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I've often said that we are doing something far more important than just selling cosmetics we are changing lives.
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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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You cannot keep determined people for success.
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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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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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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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Left unattended, problems only intensify.
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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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A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.
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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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Think in terms of what's good for the other person and success will seek you out.
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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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