Quotes from Mary Kay Ash

People will support that which they help to create.

Listen long enough and the person will generally come up with an adequate solution.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.

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

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

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

I wasn't that interested in the dollars-and-cents part of business. My interest in starting Mary Kay Inc. was to offer women opportunities that didn't exist anywhere else.

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

Fear is faith that it won't work.

A woman who will tell her age, will tell anything.

Pathetic Earthlings... There's not enough makeup in the universe to cover those hideous, age-ravaged potato sacks that you call faces.

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

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, you can achieve!

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

By trying to live Christmas 12 months a year, we CAN make this world a better place to live - for others and for ourselves.

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