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"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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"In my beginning is my end."
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"The beginning of Canadian cultural nationalism was not 'Am I really that oppressed?' but 'Am I really that boring?'"
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Personal Development
"The scariest moment is always just before you start."
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Personal Development
"Everything started as nothing."
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Personal Development
"Everyone has to start somewhere. So get out there and start."
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Personal Development
"It is better to start small than to not start at all because you are waiting to be perfect with your skills. The truth is that you can never achieve perfection in life. Even the greatest man on earth is still incapable of doing so. The ultimate goal is to start now and grow as you go."
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"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from."
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Personal Development
"Isn't that the way everything begins? A night, a love, a once and for all."
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Personal Development
"A mansion begins with one brick. A forest begins with one tree. A harvest begins with one seed. An ocean begins with one drop. A friendship begins with one gesture. A fire begins with one spark. A revolution begins with one idea."
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"Everything that has a beginning comes to an end."
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"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
"I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career."
Career
"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
"I can only have dinner with my girlfriends once a month instead of once a week."
Friendship
"My parents kept the best aspects of the Asian culture, and they Americanized the family. My mother was a great example for me. She was a working mother with a good career."
Family
"If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding."
Time
"You know, you go home and you try on a new mascara, and I guess a male CEO can't do that."
Home
"A representative is free delivery; she's a personal beauty consultant. Some people want that high touch."
Beauty
"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
"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
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