Mary Kay Ash

"The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."

"Your dreams are valid. Stop waiting for permission to pursue them."

"Life is what you make it. Make it beautiful."

"You have infinite potential. The question is: how much of it will you use?"

"The greatest compliment is not what's said about you, but what you've inspired others to become."

"Your circumstances don't define you. Your response to them does."

"Never stop being the best version of yourself."

"Believe in miracles. You are one."

"The power to change your life is in your hands."

"Your attitude shapes your reality."

"The greatest achievement is to help another person achieve."

"Life is not about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself."

"You are capable of more than you know."

"Success comes to those who refuse to accept failure as an option."

"Your legacy is not about money or possessions. It's about the lives you've touched."

"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."

"The greatest invention of my lifetime has been the opportunity to help women believe in themselves."

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

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

"A woman's greatest asset is her belief in herself."

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

"Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around their neck that says, 'Help me feel important.'"

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. You must take the first step."

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

"There are two ways to approach life: as a victim or as a gallant fighter. Both approaches offer deep places of sanctuary throughout a . but only the fighting spirit offers all the blessings of growth."

"For every failure, there is an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take it as an indication to pause and find another direction to serve your customers, colleagues, and yourself."

"You can have it all - you just can't have it all at once."

"God has no problems, only plans."

"The company was founded on belief in the unlimited potential of women."

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but a woman by her own name smells even sweeter."