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My mother's genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.

Barbara Corcoran

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Barbara Corcoran
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: March 10
Businessperson
Businesswoman
Journalist
Television Producer
Edgewater
New Jersey
Barbara Ann Corcoran
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Mother
Uniquely
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Believe
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You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately...it's everything.
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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.
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it's there.
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If you want to have a creative culture, you can't get it by reading books. You get it by example.
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I've never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.
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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.
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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.
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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.
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