Mark Cuban People Quotations

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.

One problem people have is that they lie to themselves. Rarely is talent enough. You have to find ways to make yourself standout. You do so by playing to your strengths and making people aware of those strengths.

Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Pay up for people in your core competencies. Get the best. Outside the core competencies, hire people that fit your culture but aren't as expensive to pay.

One thing we can all control is effort. Put in the time to become an expert in whatever you’re doing. It will give you an advantage because most people don’t do this.

When I got to the Mavericks people were all giving me advice - change this, change that - and one thing that I didn't do was fire anybody.

I think political people are afraid of me.

If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust.

I think you’ve got to be very, very careful when you start making blanket statements about what people say and think, as opposed to what they do. It’s a very, very slippery slope.

In these times of the 'Great Recession', we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should be celebrating and encouraging people to make as much money as they can. Profits equal tax money. While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.

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.

Success is about making your life a special version of unique that fits who you are - not what other people want you to be.

I don't think people realize the risks they face every time they create a text, or post on a social network. Unless you expressly make the effort, everything you do online, including texting, has a shelf life of forever.

Most people think money is the key to reducing risk. Prepartion is.

I retired at twenty-nine, bought a life-time pass on American Airlines and my only goal in life was to party like a mad man and get drunk with as many people as possible. And I was happy right there. But when we started the streaming business, I knew it could be something big.

Being successful entails being able to not only get along with people, but also to give something back

I worked hard and smarter than most people in the businesses I have been in.

While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic.

Focus on building the best possible business. If you are great, people will notice and opportunities will appear.

Money is a scoreboard where you can rank how you're doing against other people.

In the past, people used to tell me to shut up a bit. But what I believe is to put out your opinion and let everyone else react. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong.

He's unique. I don't know if I'd say he's revolutionized it. But there are a lot of people out there who want to be like Dirk. And I think in the future, it's inevitable that you'll see more guys who are as big as Dirk and Kevin Garnett who can shoot like they can.

If I didn't like you, I could take any or all of what I found and invent a context that lost you your job, your relationships, your degree. People are so vulnerable online and they don't realize it. That is scary to me.

We want to learn as the technology evolves, ... We felt that by going out and getting content, building the infrastructure, we could start exposing people to the technology, start building our audience and our revenue streams.

They are much further than people give them credit for. They have a large and quickly growing user base.

When you've got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001?

I have told several people who have contacted me that, although I wouldn't be the lead, or largest investor, I would kick in some money if it would help.

I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet - I want to know who the morons are.

In a world of so many choices, people are going to take the path of least resistance and do the things that are easy and enjoyable for them.