Mary Kay Ash: In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely...

Your attitude determines your altitude. It really is true that If you think you can, you can; and if you think you can’t – you’re right.

Mary Kay Ash

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When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice.

Mary Kay Ash

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Return telephone calls promptly but be judicious about the time spent on the phone.

Mary Kay Ash

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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.

Mary Kay Ash

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One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

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You cannot keep determined people for success.

Mary Kay Ash

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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.

Mary Kay Ash

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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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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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Everyone wears a sign that says "Make me feel important

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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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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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Nothing wilts faster than a laurel rested upon.

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One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.

Mary Kay Ash

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I firmly believe that all we send into the lives of other does indeed come back into our own. I also believe that Christmas is that wondrous time of year when each of us renews our faith that a better world is possible. By trying to live Christmas 12 months a year, we CAN make this world a better place to live - for others and for ourselves.

Mary Kay Ash

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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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In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don't like to do.

Mary Kay Ash

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My priorities have always been God first, family second, career third. I have found that when I put my life in this order, everything seems to work out. God was my first priority early in my career when I was struggling to make ends meet. Through the failures and success I have experienced since then, my faith has remained unchecked.

Mary Kay Ash

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If I'm talking to someone in a crowded room, I try to make this person feel as though we're the only ones present. I shut out everything else. I look directly at the person. Even if a gorilla were to walk into the room, I probably wouldn't notice it.

Mary Kay Ash

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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!

Mary Kay Ash

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In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.