Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
BARBARA CORCORANIf 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
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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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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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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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If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately…it’s everything.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they’re interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.
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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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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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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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