The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
BARBARA CORCORANThe 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Everybody thinks that they’re going to time the market, they’re going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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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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I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.
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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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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Failure is my specialty.
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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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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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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