Best 105 quotes of Mary Kay Ash on MyQuotes

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

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

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

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.

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.

Be a dreamer. Have a sense of greatness. It has been said that if you can dream it, you can do it. And I believe that. Before your dream can become a reality, you have to see it in your own mind; see its fulfillment, whatever it may be.

Before you ever receive the wonderful treasures of a happy life, you must first give. Give of yourself. Be of service to others. Only what you give can be multiplied back into your own life.

Believe in yourself and know that you can do anything in this world that you want to do if you want to do it badly enough and you are willing to travel the road. Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.

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

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.

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

Dare to risk public criticism.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.

Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible

Even the smallest achievements pave a way to great success.

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

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

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

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

Every silver lining has a cloud.

Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.

Fear is faith that it won't work.

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.

Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.

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.

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

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

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.

I believe every person has the ability to achieve something important, and with that in mind I regard everyone as special. A manager should feel this way about people, but it's an attitude that can't be faked. You've got to be honestly convinced that every human being is important.

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

I believe that in order to be a good leader you must understand the value of praising people to success.

I believe that there is no such thing as a subordinate. If the air-conditioning ceases to work in our building, then the repair technician becomes more important than the chairman of the board. We're all people working together toward a common objective.

I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.

Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.

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

If I'm talking to someone in a crowded room, I try to make this person feel as though we're the only ones present. I shut out everything else. I look directly at the person. Even if a gorilla were to walk into the room, I probably wouldn't notice it.

I firmly believe that all we send into the lives of other does indeed come back into our own. I also believe that Christmas is that wondrous time of year when each of us renews our faith that a better world is possible. By trying to live Christmas 12 months a year, we CAN make this world a better place to live - for others and for ourselves.

If you are an entrepreneur planning to start your own company, I can't think of a better place to begin than by operating your business by the Golden Rule. Make this a high priority; never make a decision that contradicts the Golden Rule.

If you have an idea and I have an idea - then we EACH have JUST ONE idea...but if you share your idea with me and I do the same...we EACH have TWO ideas!

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

I have learned to imagine an invisible sign around each person's neck that says 'Make me feel important.

In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.

Individuals sometimes feel insignificant and doubt that one person can really make a difference in this world. Well, believe me, one person can.

In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don't like to do.

I put a lot of emphasis on how to treat people. The reason for this is simple. The real success of our personal lives and careers can best be measured by the relationships we have with the people most dear to us - our family, friends, and coworkers. If we fail in this aspect of our lives, no matter how vast our worldly possessions or how high on the corporate ladder we climb, we will have achieved very little.

It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

It is important for you to have a goal. You simply can't get there if you don't know where you are going. Begin to build in your mind a dream. The write it down and make your goal realistic. Aim high enough that you will have to stretch your ability and your potential to reach it.

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.

I've never yet met a person who didn't want to be appreciated.