Looking for inspirational quotes by Mary Kay Ash? We have rounded up the best collection of famous Mary Kay quotes, sayings, speech (with images and pictures) to inspire you to live your dreams and embrace success.
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Mary Kay Ash was an American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. May her quotes inspire you to believe in yourself and be a source of inspiration to millions today. These Mary Kay quotes are motivational and give you a sassy yet deep insight into leadership, business, dreams, success, beauty and more.
Top 10 Mary Kay Quotes
- “Fake it till you make it.” – Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Quotes
- “Dare to risk public criticism.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “People fall forward to success.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Fear is faith that it won’t work.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “God first, then family, then career.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.” – Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Ash Quotes
- “You can go as far as your mind lets you.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “You can eat an elephant one bit at a time.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Left unattended, problems only intensify.” – Mary Kay Ash
Famous Quotes By Mary Kay Ash
- “You never really fail until you stop wanting.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “There is a way; Up, Around, Over or Through.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Faith is a twenty-four hour a day commitment.” – Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Quotes Images
- “The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Real leaders aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Nothing happens until somebody sells something!”- Mary Kay Ash
- “People will support that which they help to create.”- Mary Kay Ash
- “You cannot keep determined people from success.”- Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Quotes On Success
- “Success, in many cases, is failure turned inside out.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Give yourself something to work toward constantly.”- Mary Kay Ash
- “What the world thinks of me is none of my business.”- Mary Kay Ash
- “I believe that work is often the best antidote for grief.”- Mary Kay Ash
- “Never, absolutely never, compromise your principles.”- Mary Kay Ash
- “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.”- Mary Kay Ash
Famous Mary Kay Quotes
- “You can’t stand still. You either go forward or backward.” – Mary Kay Ash
- “Even the smallest achievements pave a way to great success.”
- “Within yourself lies everything you’ve ever dreamed of being.”
- “Recognition is the most powerful of all motivating techniques.”
- “A good goal is like a strenuous exercise – it makes you stretch.”
- “I’ve never yet met a person who didn’t want to be appreciated…”
Quotes By Mary Kay
- “Every failure, obstacle or hardship is an opportunity in disguise.”
- “Every person should have a lifetime self-improvement program.”
- “There’s a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant.”
- “Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.”
- “Help other people get what they want – and you’ll get what you want.”
- “If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.”
- “Never rest on your laurels. Nothing wilts faster than a laurel sat upon.”
- “Dare to grow into your dreams and claim this as your motto: Let it be me.”
Best Quotes Of Mary Kay Ash
- “True leaders establish success patterns that make everyone think success.”
- “A strong beginning is a good thing only when coupled with a strong finish.”
- “One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.”
- “The first step is the hardest – making a commitment to yourself, for yourself.”
- “For every failure there’s an alternative course of action. you just have to find it.”
- “Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.”
- “Think in terms of what’s good for the other person and success will seek you out.”
- “The more enjoyment people derive from their work, the better they will produce.”
- “Be the kind of person who can always be counted on to do what you say you’ll do.”
- “To me, P and L doesn’t only mean profit and loss – it also means people and love.”
- “What’s interesting about subscribing to a life of giving is that you become addicted.”
- “There are two things people want more than sex and money… recognition and praise.”
- “Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.”
- “You can do anything in this world that you want to do, if you want to do it badly enough.”
- “No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.”
- “I believe that most successful people are ordinary people with extraordinary determination.”
- “Throw out the words, if I can, I hope, and maybe, and replace them with I can, I will, I must.”
- “In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.”
- “The definition of successful people is simply ordinary people with extraordinary determination.”
- “A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.”
- “You must develop the ability to know the difference between a real problem and an imaginary one.”
- “Let people know that you appreciate their performance and they will respond by doing even better.”
- “We are meant to use and increase whatever God has given us. And when we do, we shall be given more.”
- “Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.”
- “Nobody wins ‘em all. If you come down on them too hard for losing, they’ll stop sticking their necks out.”
- “Make people who work for you feel important. If you honor and serve them, they’ll honor and serve you.”
- “People are happiest when they have goals, small and large, because they can look forward to attaining them.”
- “You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you’re willing to pay the price.”
- “Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.”
- “In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don’t like to do.”
- “Over the years, I have observed that nearly all high achievers know how to make good of those 1440 minutes in each day.”
- “We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.”
- “We didn’t set the world on fire from the first day. Disappointments, setbacks and work created the company as it is today.”
- “Each of us wants to feel good about himself or herself, but to me it is just as important to make others feel the same way.”
- “Think about it, no one can win a race in which he had given up. You can’t win a battle for which you have surrendered.”
- “The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything.”
- “When you listen, the benefit is twofold: You receive the necessary information, and you make the other person feel important.”
- “Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway.”
Mary Kay Bumble Bee Quote
- “My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.”
- “I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; It causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.”
- “Your attitude determines your altitude. It really is true that If you think you can, you can; and if you think you can’t – you’re right.”
- “Those who are blessed with the most talent don’t necessarily outperform everyone else. It’s the people with follow-through who excel.”
- “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.”
Mary Kay Ash Quotes Leadership
- “I do believe in encouraging a person to compete with herself… at Mary Kay Cosmetics, we’ve made that philosophy a company policy.”
- “Individuals sometimes feel insignificant and doubt that one person can really make a difference in this world. Well, believe me, one person can.”
- “Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, make me feel important. Never forget this message when working with people.”
- “Forcing myself to think positively did wonders for my spirit. I was able to overcome the discontent inside me, and my old enthusiasm slowly returned.”
- “Leaders teach. They motivate. They care. Leaders make sure that the way to success is always broad enough and straight enough for others to follow.”
- “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.”
- “An average person with average talents and average ambition can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society; if that person has clear focused goals.”
- “If you act enthusiastic, you will become enthusiastic. A mediocre mind that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.”
- “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.”
- “You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping stones and climb to new heights.”
- “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!”
- “I was taught to put my best into anything I did and I can honestly say I’ve always done that. Still, there are many times when I failed, when I was disappointed.”
- “People change and even products change. But over the course of time it’s the strength of a company’s philosophy that will determine whether or not it endures.”
- “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 Inspirational Quotes
- “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.”
- “God didn’t have time to create a nobody, just a somebody. I believe that each of us has God given talents within us waiting to be brought to fruition. Each person is unique and special.”
- “Unlike many people who start a new business, money was not my prime motivation – not that I was so well off that it wasn’t a consideration; in fact, I had put my lifetime savings on the line.”
