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We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives.

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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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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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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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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Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.
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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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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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Real strength entails being considerate and supportive of people's feelings.
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Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible
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What you believe, you can achieve.
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I believe that you should praise people whenever you can it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.
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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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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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A woman who will tell her age, will tell anything.
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Left unattended, problems only intensify.
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If you have an idea and I have an idea - then we EACH have JUST ONE idea...but if you share your idea with me and I do the same...we EACH have TWO ideas!
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Nothing wilts faster than a laurel rested upon.
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What's interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.
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By trying to live Christmas 12 months a year, we CAN make this world a better place to live - for others and for ourselves.
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When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.
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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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