Mary Kay Ash Quotes

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

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.

Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.

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.

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise.

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

God does not ask your ability or your inability. He asks only your availability.

Hope is wishing for something to come true. Faith is belief that it will come true. Believe that for every problem God gives you, He will also provide you with a solution.

Real strength entails being considerate and supportive of people's feelings.

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.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.

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.

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

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination.

Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.

Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.

People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

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

You can go as far as your mind lets you.

It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

If I listen long enough, the person will generally come up with an adequate solution.

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.

The greatest polution problem we face today is negativity.

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.

We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.

Dare to grow into your dreams and claim this as your motto: Let it be me.

Some of the most successful people managers are also the best listeners.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

People will support that which they help to create.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.

What you believe, you can achieve.

An average person with average talents and ambition and average education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.

While clothes may not make the woman, they certainly have a strong effect on her self-confidence, which, I believe, does make the woman.

If you're good to your staff when things are going well, they'll rally when times go bad.

I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.

We fall forward to succeed.

Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.

Dare to risk public criticism.

I've often said that we are doing something far more important than just selling cosmetics; we are changing lives.

The first step is the hardest – making a commitment to yourself, for yourself.

Fear is faith that it won't work.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.