Mary Kay Ash's Quotes

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.

We fall forward to succeed.

Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.

People fall forward to success.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

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

If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.

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