Best 95 quotes of Barbara Corcoran on MyQuotes

A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.

A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.

A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.

All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.

Always choose attitude over experience. Always.

A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of 'curb appeal.' Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.

Become better at firing than hiring - it's crucial for building a business.

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.

Don't be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It's when you're uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.

Don't get cocky just because you've had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you've earned it.

Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.

Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Instinct is a lifesaver for sharks and entrepreneurs alike. Most people can recall times they ignored their gut only to regret it later. Learning to actually listen to your instinct is a great form of self-preservation. It's both incredibly easy and tough at the same time, but worth the effort to master.

Empathy for the people you're working with and being aware of their needs...that's the "big kahuna" in managing people.

Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.

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.

Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.

Failure is my specialty.

Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your "not to do" list. Post the list where you'll see it.

Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.

Great sales people [don't] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.

Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.

Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.

Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!

I always work out first thing in the morning, because if I don't, it won't get done. To me, it really comes down to my priorities. Because those are the things that are important to me: my spirituality, centering with the universe and God, and then getting my workout in and putting my health first. That makes everything else feel easy. Anything that comes up, I feel like I can conquer it throughout the day.

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.

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.

I don't invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don't have charisma.

If someone doesn't fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you're holding them back from excelling elsewhere.

If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.

If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately...it's everything.

If you're having fun, you wind up innovating.

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!

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.

If you want to have a creative culture, you can't get it by reading books. You get it by example.

I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.

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.

I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.

I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.

I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.

I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don't jump on something right away, it's like a bird flying by-it flies off.

I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I'll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.

I love myself. Anything that has my name I'm tickled to death.

In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.

In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.

Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.

Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.

Instead of assuming everything you're being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.

I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.

I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.

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.