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You learn in life that a lot of things are the result of effort, but some things, in terms of scale, are random.

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Mark Cuban
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 31
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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.
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Everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than one thing. We are born with it. There are always going to be things we love to do. That we dream about doing. That we really, really want to do with our lives. Those passions aren't worth a nickel.
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When I die, I want to come back as me.
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If you want to deal with me, email is the way you do it. Working via email means that everything I do is searchable. I can go back and check out discussion threads from more than 15 years ago.
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Those back-to-back experiences confirmed what I already knew: That I was a shitty-ass employee and I'd better start my own business.
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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 love to compete. I want to get out there and kick your ass in the business world. That is what inspires me.
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Every job I took was really me getting paid to learn about a new industry.
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In business, to be a success, you only have to be right once.
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As far as businesses, I was always hustling. I had to pay for my own school. I got 20 bucks every week or 2 from my dad and that was it. So I had a whatever it took attitude.
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Everyone has ideas. The first step is to learn more about your industry than anyone in the world. Otherwise there is a good chance that the lady that knows it better than you is going to kick your ass. Then you just have to go for it. No excuses. Just work your ass off.
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Learn to sell. In business you’re always selling: to your prospects, investors and employees. To be the best salesperson put yourself in the shoes of the person to whom you’re selling. Don’t sell your product. Solve their problems.
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Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But I certainly am going to try.
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I rarely think the market is right. I believe non dividend stocks aren't much more than baseball cards. They are worth what you can convince someone to pay for it.
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