Mary Kay Ash quotes

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

“Criticize the act, not the person.”

— Mary Kay Ash

“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.”

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

“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.”

— 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.”

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

“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.”

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

“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.”

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

“You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price.”

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

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

— Mary Kay Ash

“Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.”

— Mary Kay Ash

“Every silver lining has a cloud.”

— Mary Kay Ash

“Dare to risk public criticism.”

— Mary Kay Ash

“Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.”

— Mary Kay Ash

“We fall forward to succeed.”

— Mary Kay Ash

“Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.”

— Mary Kay Ash

“People fall forward to success.”

— Mary Kay Ash

“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.”

— Mary Kay Ash