“In business, to be a success, you only have to be right once.” – Mark Cuban
50 Mark Cuban Quotes
- “Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.”
2. “In business, to be a success, you only have to be right once.”
3. “It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.”
4. “Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are—not what other people want you to be.”
5. “Sales, finance and accounting are keys to entrepreneurial success.”
6. “Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is.”
7. “Doesn’t matter how many times you fail; you only have to be right once.”
8. “If you can sell, you’ll never be unemployed”
9. “I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in.”
10. “Find something you love to do. If you don’t make money at it, at least you love going to work.”
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11. “Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you.”
12. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
13. “It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That’s the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.”
14. “It’s not about money or connections–it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone. And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.”
15. “The idea is the least important part.”
16. “Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.”
17. “Everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than one thing. We are born with it.”
18. “Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them.”
19. “Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.”
20. “You just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.”
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21. “You have to combine smarts with luck.”
22. “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.”
23. “Every no gets me closer to a yes.”
24. “I had taken a few classes in real-world business and got paid for it instead of paying tuition,”
25. “Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them.”
26. “If you’re happy when you’re poor, you’re gonna be happy when you’re rich.”
27. “Everyone has got the will to win; it’s only those with the will to prepare that do win.”
28. “I create offbeat advice; I don’t follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.”
29. “Be prepared. Figure out how to apply your idea. Grind…do the work.”
30. “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.”
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31. “Investors don’t care about your dreams and goals. They love that you have them. They love that you are motivated by them.”
32. “Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.”
33. “You’ve got to work like someone is trying to steal your business.”
34. “If you’re prepared and you know what it takes, it’s not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there.”
35. “It’s not whom you know. It’s not how much money you have. It’s very simple. It’s whether or not you have the edge and have the guts to use it.”
36. “Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: to be the best in the world at it.”
37. “Small businesses don’t fail for lack of capital. They fail for lack of brains, they fail for lack of effort.”
38. “Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.”
39. “Never settle. There is no reason to rush.”
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40. “There’s no one more competitive than me. Business is a sport.”
41. “I love talking to entrepreneurs” Why? “Because I want to know whose ass I’m gonna kick.”
42. “Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do.”
43. “When I die, I want to come back as me.”
44. “Doesn’t matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.”
45. “When you’ve got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001?”
46. “I read books about successful people. In fact, I read every book or magazine I could get my hands on. I would tell myself 1 good idea would pay for the book and could make the difference between me making it or not.”
47. “Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.”
48. “Everyone has the will to win, but only a few have the will to prepare to win.”
49. “It’s not whom you know. It’s not how much money you have. It’s very simple. It’s whether or not you have the edge and have the guts to use it.”
50. “In sports, the only thing a player can truly control is effort. the same applies to business. the only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort.”
Additional Read: Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban is an American businessman, film producer, investor, philanthropist, television personality, and writer. Cuban was ranked 177 on the Forbes 400 list in 2020 and has an estimated net worth of US$5.1 billion. He is a co-owner of 2929 Entertainment and the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Additionally, he appears as one of the main “sharks” on the ABC reality program Shark Tank.
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