Barbara Corcoran quotes - page 2

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. (Barbara Corcoran)
I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker. View quote
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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. View quote
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel. View quote
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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. View quote
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I 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. View quote
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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer. View quote
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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. View quote
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The best mistake I ever made was believing that I was stupid. It was a childhood thing, but it played out big-time as an adult. It scorned me the rest of my life - in a good way. View quote
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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. View quote
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as 'new.' (Barbara Corcoran)
In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I'm tickled to death. View quote
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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. View quote
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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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