Failure is my specialty.

Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.

Don't teach talent that isn't there.

If you want to be noticed, dress the part.

People imitate their leader. Lead by example.

If you're having fun, you wind up innovating.

The wheels of justice - they're square wheels.

Always choose attitude over experience. Always.

My best successes came on the heels of failures.

I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.

I'm never in control of my time during the workday.

You steal the limelight, you steal the market share

Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.

Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.

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

The power of publicity is more important than advertising.

Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.

I love myself. Anything that has my name I'm tickled to death.

So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.

The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.

I don't invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don't have charisma.

Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.

I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.

When you're building a business, you're either all in, or you're not.

In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.

Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.

You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.

Great sales people [don't] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.

That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.

Become better at firing than hiring - it's crucial for building a business.

Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!

If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.

Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.

When you're in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it's a huge advantage.

I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.

Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.

Instead of assuming everything you're being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.

The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.

Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.

A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.

When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.

Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get.

The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it's what goes on inside your own head

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

Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.

In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.

If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.

Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.

Don't get cocky just because you've had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you've earned it.

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

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