Mary Kay Ash

"It’s not what you say, but how you say it that counts."

- Mary Kay Ash

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

- Mary Kay Ash

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

- 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

""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

"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

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

- Mary Kay Ash

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

- Mary Kay Ash

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

- Mary Kay Ash

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

- 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

"The beauty of direct selling is that it teaches you to close your own deals."

- 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

"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

""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

"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

"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

"Make your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile."

- Mary Kay Ash

"Whatever we vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass."

- Mary Kay Ash

"to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret."

- 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

"What you believe, remember, you can achieve."

- Mary Kay Ash

"The difference between average and top people can be explained in three words: and then some. The top people do what is expected of them…and then some. They are thoughtful of others; they are considerate and kind…and then some. They meet their responsibilities and their obligations fairly and squarely…and then some. They are good friends to their friends, and they can be counted on in an emergency…and then some."

- 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

"When you come to a roadblock, take a detour."

- Mary Kay Ash

"Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway."

- Mary Kay Ash

"Delegate your work. Stop spending dollar time on penny jobs."

- Mary Kay Ash