Mark Cuban
Being a smart shopper is the first step to getting rich.Collection: Smart
Nothing can kill the future dreams and goals of a new graduate than 50k of debt like an anvil over your head. I got to Indiana University not because I visited the campus and loved everything about it. I picked Indiana University because I saw a list of the top 10 business schools and it was the cheapest.Collection: Dream
Just watch. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. When you try to take it too far, people turn the other way. I'm just telling you, when you've got a good thing and you get greedy, it always, always, always, always, always turns on you. That's rule No. 1 of business.Collection: Pigs
I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I wake up every day just fired up. My one rule is, don't let anyone pinch me, because I don't want to wake up.Collection: Guy
Time is the most valuable asset you don't own.Collection: Assets
I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.Collection: Smart
All good businesses are personal. The best businesses are very personal.Collection: Business
Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Pay up for people in your core competencies. Get the best. Outside the core competencies, hire people that fit your culture but are cheap.Collection: People
The sport of business is the ultimate competition. It's 7 × 24 × 365 × forever.Collection: Sports
I wouldn't be where I am now if I didn't fail ... a lot. The good, the bad, it's all part of the success equation.Collection: Resilience
Every kid thinks they have something special about themselves. Every adult thinks they have a big idea at some point in their life. Rather than pursue every thing they possibly can to prepare themselves to enable their idea or special talent, they tend to wing it and make excuses.Collection: Kids
Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.Collection: Sports
Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.Collection: Inspiration
It's always the little decisions that have the biggest impact.Collection: Impact
Business happens over years and years. Value is measured in the total upside of a business relationship, not by how much you squeezed out in any one deal.Collection: Years
Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do.Collection: Business
With every effort, I learned a lot. With every mistake and failure, not only mine, but of those around me, I learned what not to do. I also got to study the success of those I did business with as well. I had more than a healthy dose of fear, and an unlimited amount of hope, and more importantly, no limit on time and effort.Collection: Success
Sales Cure All. Know how your company will make money and how you will actually make sales.Collection: Making Money
One problem people have is that they lie to themselves. You may think you are more talented then the next guy. Which is exactly what the next guy thinks as well. Rarely is talent enough. You have to find ways to make yourself stand out. You do so by playing to your strengths and making people aware of those strengths. Always remember that no matter how many times you get shot down, you will get smarter, better and you only have to be right once to be successful.Collection: Lying
Don't start a company unless it's an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it's not an obsession.Collection: Inspirational
What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t just ask somebody if it’s a good idea, you’ll go figure out if it’s a good idea.Collection: Inspiring
When you post something, when you text something, you lose ownership of it when you hit enter or send. Who you send it to, where you post it, they take ownership of that information whether you like it or notCollection: Information
If you've got $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, you're better off paying off any debt you have because that's a guaranteed return.Collection: Inspiring
It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.Collection: Inspirational Entrepreneurship
Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.Collection: Startup
Doesn’t matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.Collection: Water
I love helping entrepreneurs. It’s something I really have fun doing. It’s like planting a little seed and watching it grow. Any time I can help somebody, that’s a good thing. It’s fun. If I get to make some money at it, it’s even better.Collection: Fun