Mark Cuban is an American billionaire entrepreneur, television personality, media proprietor, and investor, whose net worth is an estimated $4.3 billion, according to Forbes and ranked #179 on the 2019 Forbes 400 list. Profoundly inspirational Mark Cuban quotes will challenge the way you think, and make your life worth living.
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Famous Mark Cuban Quotes
I’m the one guy who says don’t force the stupid people to be quiet. I want to know who the morons are. Mark Cuban
Creating opportunities means looking where others are not. Mark Cuban
Whatever you are studying right now, if you are not getting up to speed on deep learning, neural networks, etc., you lose. We are going through the process where software will automate software, automation will automate automation. Mark Cuban
It doesn’t matter how many times you have failed, you only have to be right once. Mark Cuban
It is so much easier to be nice, to be respectful, to put yourself in your customers’ shoes and try to understand how you might help them before they ask for help, than it is to try to mend a broken customer relationship. Mark Cuban
Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do. Mark Cuban
When you’ve got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001? Mark Cuban
I create offbeat advice; I don’t follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments. Mark Cuban
I can’t say it enough that learning how to learn is one of the greatest skills anyone can have. It’s why I advocate that everyone go to college. Mark Cuban
Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you’re doing against other people. Mark Cuban
I bought a lifetime pass on American Airlines and had a blast. The most memorable was going to Barcelona on a whim and scalping tickets at the Olympics to the Dream Team Quarterfinals. Mark Cuban
Everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than one thing. We are born with it. Mark Cuban
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
Find something you love to do. If you don’t make money at it, at least you love going to work. Mark Cuban
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. Mark Cuban
The thrill of victory in business blows away the thrill of victory in sports. Business is a sport 24/7/365. Mark Cuban
Leaders don’t change their positions mid debate. They welcome scorn from the masses because it creates the opportunity for dialogue. Mark Cuban
The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson, or anyone in any position can control is their effort. Mark Cuban
I love entrepreneurship because that’s what makes this country grow, and if I can help companies grow, I am creating jobs; I am setting foundations for future generations. It sends the message that the American Dream is alive and well. Mark Cuban
Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you. Mark Cuban
I think one of the biggest curses in the U.S. is that we have only two political parties. Mark Cuban
Social media is just a platform. Twitter is a very simple and immediate broadcast platform. Facebook is a very personal, when it comes to friends and when it comes to fan pages, a little bit less but still somewhat personal way to communicate. Mark Cuban
For food service industry and retail, I’m for the minimum wage being increased to at least $12. Not for manufacturing. Software and robotics are going to revolutionize manufacturing in the next 10 years. In the meantime, we have to compete with overseas manufacturing. Mark Cuban
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
Part of the bigger problem with Donald Trump is, when you sit and talk to him one on one, he’s reasonable, he comes across as caring, he’s open minded, but then, all of that just is thrown out the window when he tweets and when he communicates with the media and when he communicates at all. Mark Cuban
I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in. It’s not in the dreaming, it’s in the doing. Mark Cuban
If you think back to the first sporting event you went to, you don’t remember the score, you don’t remember a home run, you don’t remember a dunk. You remember who you were with. Were you with your mom, your dad, your brother, on a date? Mark Cuban
Doesn’t matter if the glass is half empty or half full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water. Mark Cuban
Entrepreneurs need to be reminded that it’s not the job of their customers to know what they don’t. In other words, your customers have a tough enough time doing their jobs. They don’t spend time trying to reinvent their industries or how their jobs are performed. Mark Cuban
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. Mark Cuban
Donald Trump has got unlimited number of insecurities. But the No. 1 one thing, I would say, is his insecurity with his intellect. There’s a reason why he always refers to where he went to college and, you know, that, I’m a smart person. You know, it may be narcissism. But I think it really reflects an insecurity. Mark Cuban
Because if you’re prepared and you know what it takes, it’s not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there. Mark Cuban
If you can’t admit a failure, you’re not an entrepreneur. You are not a good business person. There’s nothing brilliant about what you are doing. Mark Cuban
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. Mark Cuban
The first cities to create friction free enterprise zones will get a lot of entrepreneurial traction. Mark Cuban
I’m a believer that you accomplish much, much more with direct relationships than by using an intermediary. And that cash you keep in the bank can be the difference between staying alive as a small business, or not. Mark Cuban
I know that I’m not perfect. While we all have our prejudices and bigotries, 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, not just to kick the problem down the road. Mark Cuban
What I do know, at least what I think I have learned from my experiences in business, is that when there is a rush for everyone to do the same thing, it becomes more difficult to do. Not easier. Harder. Mark Cuban
Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don’t do it. Mark Cuban
It’s not about money or connections it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone. And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time. We are acting in the best interests of shareholders. Mark Cuban
Automation is going to cause unemployment, and we need to prepare for it. Mark Cuban
Open offices keep everyone in tune with what is going on and keep the energy up. If an employee is about privacy, show him or her how to use the lock on the bathroom. Mark Cuban
Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have. Mark Cuban
Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal: to be the best in the world at it. Mark Cuban
Leaders are not dogmatic. They are principled and know that change is never easy, but when it’s necessary, they must lead. Mark Cuban
It is so much easier to be nice, to be respectful, to put yourself in your customers’ shoes and try to understand how you might help them before they ask for help, than it is to try to mend a broken customer relationship. Mark Cuban
Someone is out there looking to put you out of business. Someone is out there who thinks they have a better idea than you have. A better solution than you have. A better or more efficient product than you have. Mark Cuban
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
When I die, I want to come back as me. Mark Cuban
Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is. Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don’t do it. Mark Cuban
Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when that tax bill comes, your first thought will be to choke on how big a check you have to write. Mark Cuban
What I’ve learned is that if you really want to be successful at something, you’ll find that you put the time in. You won’t just ask somebody if it’s a good idea, you’ll go figure out if it’s a good idea. Mark Cuban
Your customers can tell you the things that are broken and how they want to be made happy. Listen to them. Make them happy. But don’t rely on them to create the future road map for your product or service. That’s your job. Mark Cuban
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
With health care, despite the fact that we as a nation have already chosen to provide health care in one form or another to everyone, we have, until Obamacare, chosen to pick the least cost effective means, a mix of private and public offerings, of providing that care. That makes no sense. Mark Cuban
Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have. Mark Cuban
Because if you’re prepared and you know what it takes, it’s not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there. Mark Cuban
I’ve learned the number one job of a pro manager is not to win championships but to keep their job. Mark Cuban
My guiding principle and motivation was that I wanted to retire by the time I turned 35. There actually are two books that I bought and still have Paul Terhost’s Cashing In On the American Dream How to Retire at 35 and Andrew Tobias’s The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need that were my personal financial road map. Mark Cuban
The number one job of the hedge fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face it’s for him to retire with a smile on his face. Mark Cuban
Make sure you are the boss. I don’t think I would encourage executives that work for me to blog. There can be only 1 public vision for an organization. Mark Cuban
I would rather have the costs of consumer goods and restaurants products we as consumers can choose to buy or not buy go up and the need for public services go down. Mark Cuban
Doesn’t matter how many times you fail; you only have to be right once. Mark Cuban
I have always been selling. I always had something going on. That was just my nature. Mark Cuban
The idea is the least important part. Mark Cuban
I’m not a fan of giving to charities. I have a few I support, but the overhead and inefficiencies really bother me. Instead, I pay people’s bills and help solve problems. Mark Cuban
You’ve got to work like someone is trying to steal your business. Mark Cuban
I hate politics. It’s slimy. Any job where people pander for votes, I don’t like. The country has gotten so partisan that if you’re not on my side, you’re the enemy. The only thing I ever try to support is a third party, like Unity08. We need more parties and more choice. Mark Cuban
Sales, finance and accounting are keys to entrepreneurial success. Mark Cuban
Donald Trump I wouldn’t trust as far as I could throw him. Mark Cuban
Be prepared. Figure out how to apply your idea. Grind do the work. Mark Cuban
I’m not against government involvement in times of need. I am for recognizing that big public companies will continue to cut jobs in an effort to prop up stock prices, which in turn stimulates the need for more government involvement. Mark Cuban
Today is the youngest you’re ever going to be take advantage of it! Mark Cuban
I love helping entrepreneurs. It’s something I really have fun doing. It’s like planting a little seed and watching it grow. Mark Cuban
I love talking to entrepreneurs Why? Because I want to know whose ass I’m gonna kick. Mark Cuban
You’ve got to be very cognizant of the correlation between social media links and business because they don’t always correlate as highly as people would like. Mark Cuban
Everyone has the will to win, but only a few have the will to prepare to win. Mark Cuban
I don’t care what anyone says. Being rich is a good thing. Mark Cuban It takes time to trust but once you start to trust, people will come back in droves they want to be part of the change. Mark Cuban
Leaders don’t look backwards to condemn what has already been done; they look forward to create a better future. Mark Cuban
If your happy when your poor, you will be even happier being rich. Mark Cuban
Talent without effort is wasted talent. And while effort is the one thing you can control in your life, applying that effort intelligently is next on the list. Mark Cuban
If you can sell, you’ll never be unemployed. Mark Cuban
Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you’re doing against other people. Mark Cuban
