Mary Kay Ash

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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,...”

“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.”

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

“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 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.”

“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.”

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

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

“Every silver lining has a cloud.”