Mary Kay Ash Quotes

God didn't have time to create a nobody.

We fall forward to succeed.

Even the smallest achievements pave a way to great success.

good people managers are likely to listen more than they speak. Perhaps that's why we were given two ears and only one mouth.

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.

There's a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.

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

Nothing wilts faster than a laurel rested upon.

Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.

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

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

I believe every person has the ability to achieve something important, and with that in mind I regard everyone as special.

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.

You can eat an elephant one bit at a time.

One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.

Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.

Criticize the act, not the person.

Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.

Be a dreamer. Have a sense of greatness. It has been said that if you can dream it, you can do it. And I believe that. Before your dream can become a reality, you have to see it in your own mind; see its fulfillment, whatever it may be.

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.

Many women have made the mistake of changing their beliefs to accommodate their work; it must be the other way around. No circumstance is so unusual that it demands a double standard or separates us from our faith. No matter how fast the world changes, exemplary values must remain constant.

The success [of Mary Kay Inc.] is much, much deeper than just dollars and cents and buildings and assets. The real success of our Company is measured to me in the lives that have been touched and given hope.

God did not have time to make a nobody, so you're a somebody.

There are two things people want more than sex and money - recognition and praise.

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

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

You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price.

People will support that which they help to create.

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

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.

My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.

We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared.

Everyone wears a sign that says "Make me feel important

Bear in mind that beauty is individual and personal, that the look and feeling you're after is one with which you can be comfortable each and every day of your life.

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

I put a lot of emphasis on how to treat people. The reason for this is simple. The real success of our personal lives and careers can best be measured by the relationships we have with the people most dear to us - our family, friends, and coworkers. If we fail in this aspect of our lives, no matter how vast our worldly possessions or how high on the corporate ladder we climb, we will have achieved very little.

The definition of successful people is simply ordinary people with extraordinary determination. You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping-stones and climb to new heights. People who succeed have a goal, a dream and make their plans and follow them.

People fail forward to success.

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.

Never forget, your family should always have priority over your work.

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.

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

There is a way; Up, Around, Over or Through

Most of us die with our music underplayed...We should try to step out of our comfort zones and do the things we're capable of.

So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.

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

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