Mary Kay Ash Quotes

Having the respect of your peers means the world to me.

I don't think I really have the respect that I think I deserve.

All I want is respect.

I still want to play where I'm valued.

It's nice to be included in people's fantasies but you also like to be accepted for your own sake.

A man makes you feel important - makes you glad you are a woman.

I don't believe in the school of hard knocks, although I've had them. All that stuff about whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger is so not true. Do you know what makes you stronger? When people treat you and your art with dignity.

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.

Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed. Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished.

I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.

There is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don't know what effect it has until you hear it.

Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.

Things I say have value and I would love for you to value them, however you get it.

I don't always feel like a valued player.

I'm not going to lie. I think it's important for a woman to feel appreciated by men.

I feel I have to earn everybody's respect.

I feel respected in the back of my mind.

I just want to be respected.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.

Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish.

I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

Even when I get to the point where I am acting and performing, where I want to be with my career, I'm never going to think of anyone as lower than me. Everyone's the celebrity of their own life, you know?

For people to come to you and say, 'Would you like to be a part of our show?' after years of 'Please tell me I'm good enough,'... I can't tell you how wonderful it feels.

To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me - not success.