Barbara Corcoran Quotes

Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.

I hire many people that are older … and they have so much more wisdom.” Corcoran said. “There’s no circumstance that they run into that they haven’t seen before and have a solution for. So you take a lot less training, you have a lot more life experience and judgment.”

If you're older and you're letting that get in your way, simply look your best and put [your age] to the side,

Everyone recognizes and responds well to people who act like themselves. You don’t have to be fancy, you just have to be yourself.

I consider rejection a lucky charm.

Your heart must always be in it. That’s part of an entrepreneurs DNA.

If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.

You don’t need an MBA to launch a business. You need street smarts and grit.

The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.

If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.

“You’re much better off buying something now if you can,” Corcoran said, adding that this gives you a chip in the game compared to those attempting to wait out the market.

If you’re minding someone else’s business, no one is minding yours.

It’s your game. Make up your own rules.

All the best things that happened to me after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.

When you think you’re failing, you feel like people are watching you. I found that nobody is watching and all they care about is themselves.