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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.

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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Don't get cocky just because you've had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you've earned it.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.
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Confidence is overrated. It's when we're uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as 'new.'
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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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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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