The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
BARBARA CORCORANNo loan is free. The costs are in your loan somewhere, maybe rolled into the amount to be refinanced or even coming at a higher interest rate.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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It’s rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn’t find that was true of my top super stars either.
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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If you’ve got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who’s got the money and make money. There’s two pieces to it: talent and money.
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Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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