Quotes from Mary Kay Ash

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.

Dare to grow into your dreams and claim this as your motto: Let it be me.

Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.

Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.

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.

People fall forward to success.

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

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

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.

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

I was taught to put my best into anything I did and I can honestly say Ive always done that. Still, there are many times when I failed, when I was disappointed.

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

Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that 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.

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

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

We fall forward to succeed.

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.

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

Every silver lining has a cloud.

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

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

People fail forward to success.