Quotes by Mary Ash

• Dare to risk public criticism.
• A company is only as good as the people it keeps.
• A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.
• A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
• Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.
• Criticize the act, not the person.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
• Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
• If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.
• Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.
• Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
• No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.
• People fall forward to success.
• 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.
• Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.
• So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.
• The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
• There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
• We fall forward to succeed.
• You can have anything in this world you want, if you want it badly enough and you're willing to pay the price.
• Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.
• We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.
• 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.
• Every silver lining has a cloud.
• Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
• Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.