Mark Cuban Quotes - Page 3

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.

I'd rather be tired than broke!

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.

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.

Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have.

Relaxing is for the other guy.

Never settle. There is no reason to rush.

It's not whether the glass is half empty or half full, it's who is pouring the water. The key in business and success at any endeavor is doing your best to control your destiny. You can't always do it, but you have to take every opportunity you can to be as prepared as-and ahead of-the competition as you possibly can be.

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.

While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.

In my opinion, right now there's way too much hype on the technologies and not enough attention to the real businesses behind them.

Being a smart shopper is the first step to getting rich.

The sport of business is the ultimate competition. It's 7 × 24 × 365 × forever.

I still work hard to know my business. I'm continuously looking for ways to improve all my companies, and I'm always selling. Always.

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.

Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do.

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.

Sales Cure All. Know how your company will make money and how you will actually make sales.

Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.

Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.

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.

I don't care what anyone says. Being rich is a good thing.

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.

It's always the little decisions that have the biggest impact.

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.