If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
BARBARA CORCORANBuy 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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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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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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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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I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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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 don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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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 think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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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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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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