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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.

Barbara Corcoran

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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Kids Reading School
Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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Chance Ending Happy Take
Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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Lesson Talent Teach
Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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Insecurity Motivator Wonderful
I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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Believe Thinking Weakness
A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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Color Motivational Organization
All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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All Best Past Rejected
When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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Chemistry Employee Great
My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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Home Husband Strong
The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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Advertising Important Publicity
In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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City Country Earth Mouth
The worst that could happen is I lose my company and go back to being a waitress. I don’t think money’s a great aspiration for a lot of people that succeed. They they have other motivations that turn them on. And money was not one of mine.
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Motivation People Thinking
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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Cocky Loses Running
If someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
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Company Fit Obligation
Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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Calling Cards Sex
Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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Dollars Sharks Tales

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