Quotes from Mary Kay Ash

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

People fall forward to success.

We fall forward to succeed.

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

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

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.

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.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

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

God first, family second, career third.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Dare to risk public criticism.

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

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

Criticize the act, not the person.

A risk-taking environment starts at the top of a corporation. If the CEO doesn't have this spirit, chances are you won't find it anywhere else in the organization.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead."- Mary Kay Ash

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.

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.