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.
BARBARA CORCORANI got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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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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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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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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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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The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
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No 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.
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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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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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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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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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