52 Mark Cuban Quotes 2024 Business And Life

2. “It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlier everyone.” ― Mark Cuban

3. “Always wake up with a smile knowing that today you are going to have fun accomplishing what others are too afraid to do.” ― Mark Cuban

4. “What makes a good salesperson? Let me be clear that it’s not the person who can talk someone into anything.” ― Mark Cuban

5. “It’s not the hustler who is a smooth talker.” ― Mark Cuban

6. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” ― Mark Cuban

7. “It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It doesn’t matter how many times you almost get it right.” ― Mark Cuban

8. “No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you.” ― Mark Cuban

9. “All you have to do is learn from them and those around you because all that matters in business are that you get it right once.” ― Mark Cuban

10. “When I die, I want to come back as me.” ― Mark Cuban

12. “Investors don’t care about your dreams and goals. They love that you have them.” ― Mark Cuban

13. “They love that you are motivated by them. Investors care about how they are going to get their money back and then some.” ― Mark Cuban

14. “Family cares about your dreams. Investors care about money.” ― Mark Cuban

15. “Rule #1: Sweat equity is the best startup capital.” ― Mark Cuban

16. “Relaxing is for the other guy. I may be sitting in front of the TV, but I’m not watching it unless I think there is something I can learn from it.” ― Mark Cuban

17. “Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.” ― Mark Cuban

18. “I had taken a few classes in real-world business and got paid for it instead of paying tuition.” ― Mark Cuban

19. “Never settle. There is no reason to rush.” ― Mark Cuban

20. “It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That’s the worst way to measure effort.” ― Mark Cuban

22. “Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you.” ― Mark Cuban

23. “Everyone has got the will to win; it’s only those with the will to prepare that do win.” ― Mark Cuban

24. “Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you.” ― Mark Cuban

25. “The sport of business is the ultimate competition. It’s 7 × 24 × 365 × forever.” ― Mark Cuban

26. “In sports, the only thing a player can truly control is effort. The same applies to business.” ― Mark Cuban

27. “The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort.” ― Mark Cuban

28. “Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them.” ― Mark Cuban

29. “The only difference between who you are, and who you want to be, is what you do.” ― Mark Cuban

30. “I have done well enough financially that I don’t have to play 24 × 7 × 365. I can and have cut back to 18 × 7 × 365. Family first, now.” ― Mark Cuban

32. “What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in.” ― Mark Cuban

33. “Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.” ― Mark Cuban

34. “I read every book and magazine I could. Heck, three bucks for a magazine, twenty bucks for a book.” ― Mark Cuban

35. “The biggest bubble that I participate in is Conservative Facebook.” ― Mark Cuban

36. “What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in.” ― Mark Cuban

37. “It doesn’t matter how many times you have failed, you only have to be right once.” ― Mark Cuban

38. “Open offices keep everyone in tune with what is going on and keep the energy up.” ― Mark Cuban

39. “I love to compete. To me, business is the ultimate sport. It’s always on. There is always someone trying to beat me.” ― Mark Cuban

40. “I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in.” ― Mark Cuban

42. “I still work hard to know my business. I’m continuously looking for ways to improve all my companies, and I’m always selling. Always.” ― Mark Cuban

43. “I create offbeat advice; I don’t follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.” ― Mark Cuban

44. “Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do.” ― Mark Cuban

45. “I’m a believer that you accomplish much, much more with direct relationships than by using an intermediary.” ― Mark Cuban

46. “I know that I’m not perfect. While we all have our prejudices and bigotries.” ― Mark Cuban

47. “We have to learn that it’s an issue that we have to control, that it’s part of my responsibility as an entrepreneur to try to solve it.” ― Mark Cuban

48. “I bought a lifetime pass on American Airlines and had a blast.” ― Mark Cuban

49. “Automation is going to cause unemployment, and we need to prepare for it.” ― Mark Cuban

50. “Whatever you can say in a meeting, you can put in an email. If I have questions, I’ll tell you via email.” ― Mark Cuban

51. “I’m not against government involvement in times of need.” ― Mark Cuban