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Never follow your dreams. Follow your effort. It's not about what you can dream of. That's easy. It's about whether or not it's important enough to you to do the work to be ready to be successful in that business.

Mark Cuban

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Mark Cuban
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 31
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I had been in the technology business for so long, I had seen the PC-bubble come and burst, I had seen the local area and wide area networking-bubble come and burst, it was no shock that the internet-bubble was going to burst.
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Time is the most valuable asset you don't own.
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Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.
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Do it because you love it. Then it’s not a job. I’m a geek. I love technology. I would be online working with technology regardless of what my day job is.
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Do the work. Out-work. Out-think. Out-sell your expectations. There are no shortcuts.
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Even when I had nothing, I had everything. Because I love to compete.
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In every job, I would justify it in my mind, whether I loved it or hated it, that I was getting paid to learn and every experience would be of value when I figured out what I wanted to do when I grew up.
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One thing I learned in the NBA is that the No. 1 job of a general manager is to keep his job. They are only 30 positions where you make millions and hang around with basketball players all day.
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Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.
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Do the things that make perfect sense to you, [and] don't be afraid to shout it from the mountain tops just because it's outside the box or against the grain in your industry. More often than not, you're probably going to be right.
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Most people think it's all about the idea. It's not. EVERYONE has ideas. The hard part is doing the homework to know if the idea could work in an industry, then doing the preparation to be able to execute on the idea.
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There is no sport as competitive as business. It's 24 by 7 by 365 by forever.
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I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.
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Selling is never about convincing. It is always about helping.
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Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: to be the best in the world at it.
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With Android I get to choose from many different products from many different phone manufacturers. With iOS, I get what Apple gives me. Which isn't necessarily bad, but it's not always the best fit for my personal or business communication needs.
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Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want you to be.
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If you can, you will quickly find that the greatest rate of return you will earn is on your own personal spending. Being a smart shopper is the first step to getting rich.
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What I’ve learned in these 11 years is you just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.
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If it had anything to do with the PC or networking industry I was on top of it. I bought manuals. I read every book and magazine. Then I would get involved with industry conferences and put myself out there.
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