Mary Kay Ash
48 quotes
Biography
"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway."
"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."
"We fall forward to succeed."
"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."
"Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway."
"Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel."
"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."
"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."
"Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people."
"A company is only as good as the people it keeps."
"The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang."
"There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise."
"Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try."
"Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist."
"People fall forward to success."
"No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important."
"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."
"So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside."
"We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you."
"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."
"Sandwich every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise."
"For every failure, there's an alternativecourse of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour."
"While clothes may not make the woman, they certainly have a strong effect on her self-confidence, which, I believe, does make the woman."
"The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang."~ Mary Kay"
"Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway."