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.”

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

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

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

“People fall forward to success.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it 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.”

“Every silver lining has a cloud.”

“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.”

“For every failure, there's an alternativecourse of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.”

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

“Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.”

“Criticize the act, not the person.”