Mary Kay Ash Quotes

The difference between those that succeed and those that fail is, those that succeeded tried.

We have to succeed, so we will.

Successful people just don't let failure define them or keep them from doing what they want to do. For example, I'd have people come up to me after my shows, and they'd say they want to do stand-up but are scared they're going to fail. I'd tell them, "You are going to fail, and anyone who is success has powered through many, many failures."

There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference is character.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.

You can accomplish virtually any goal you set for yourself, as long as the goal is clear and you persist long enough.

Fixedness of purpose is the root of all successful efforts.

The most successful people in the world are people who were rejected more than anybody else.

It doesn't matter how many times you have failed.... What matters is the successful attempt.

I will persist until I succeed!

Success is the process of not accepting failure.

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence.

The price of success is much lower than the price of failure.

We cannot fail to win unless we fail to try.

Achievers can almost literally taste success because they imagine their goals in such vivid detail. Setbacks only seem to add spice and favor to the final taste of victory.

It's not where you start but where you finish that counts.

A determination to succeed is the only way to succeed that I know anything about.

Giving up is the only sure way to fail.

If something's important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure.

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.

Whatever you believe in, and if you keep trying, you can eventually succeed.

The surest way to fail is not to determine to succeed.

I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.