The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
BARBARA CORCORANA funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.
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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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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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When you’re a big money earner and your husband isn’t, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or ‘Mrs. Higgins.
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You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you’re moving out. But it’s demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don’t have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
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Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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Most great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They’re almost like tangent lines – those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
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If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
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Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
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The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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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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People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
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Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.
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