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"Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top."
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"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."
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Personal Development
"The faces of most American women over thirty are relief maps of petulant and bewildered unhappiness."
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Personal Development
"Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked."
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Personal Development
"You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to find a woman who has had just one."
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Personal Development
"The Cause of Women is generally the Cause of Virtue."
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Personal Development
"What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce."
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Personal Development
"Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths."
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"Every woman is just a different kind of problem."
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Personal Development
"Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!"
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"In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally."
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"Avon is a unique place to work; we've got family-friendly policies. We have more senior women in high-level management than any other company; 46 percent of our officers are women."
Woman
"Avon invented the concept of direct marketing and direct selling beauty. And that's still very valid to us. We'll have a firm that will be around for another 114 years as strongly as it was the first 114."
Beauty
"You know, you go home and you try on a new mascara, and I guess a male CEO can't do that."
Home
"We also never undercut representatives' prices. A representative will always be able to sell the discounts in our core business, which are not offered at retail. So it's never more advantageous to buy there."
Business
"No one in my family had a retail or marketing background. They were professionals. They didn't understand just what I was doing by going into retailing. After I started, though, it got into my blood. I knew this was what I wanted."
Family
"Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top."
Woman
"I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career."
Career
"If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding."
Time
"A representative is free delivery; she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch."
Beauty
"I became CEO at the beginning of the hit on old economy stocks. When something like that occurs in your first six months as a CEO of a more traditional branded firm, it makes for a fast learning curve."
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