Quotes from Mark Cuban

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.

There are no shortcuts. You have to work hard, and try to put yourself in a position where if luck strikes, you can see the opportunity and take advantage of it.

I'm always afraid of failing. It's great motivation to work harder.

TV is no longer the best alternative to boredom. To kids not old enough for Snapchat, music is the best alternative to boredom. For Snapchat users, it's the best alternative to boredom.

I think people are tired of politics as usual. We're tired of everything being scripted; we're tired of every comment being politically correct.

We can't ever forget that the Internet now is just a staid utility. The exciting platforms are software applications that are very, very simple.

I liked Trump's honesty because it was different and had a chance to change the business of politics. What I didn't realize he was missing at the time was a complete and utter lack of preparation, knowledge, and common sense.

I placed too much importance on comparing how much I had to others early on. Then I started realizing time was a far more valuable asset. When I started using money to create more time, I appreciated both more.

Find something you love to do. If you don't make money at it, at least you love going to work.

Don't get caught up in how many hours you work. Judge success based on having goals and measuring your results. Hard work, and lots of it, is certainly needed, but focus on what you get done.

We romanticize entrepreneurshi p so much that people don't do the work. It's not just a dream, not just a goal; it's a lot of hard work. A lot of people are wantrepreneurs, not entrepreneurs.

Culture is very important to the Mavs.... It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude he brings.

As far as businesses, I was always hustling. I had to pay for my own school. I got 20 bucks every week or 2 from my dad and that was it. So I had a "whatever it took" attitude.

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. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.

It's not about money or connections — it's the willingness to outwork and out-learn everyone… And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time

There's no law against stupid - I learned that a long time ago.

The idea that growth equals profitability is a misconception. If you can't afford the financial or qualitative side of growth, it can just as easily put you out of business.

It's not about money or connections. It's the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.

All that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are.

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

Get me selling and I can figure out the industry. Once I can figure out the industry I can start a business in that industry.

If you're looking where everybody else is looking, you're looking in the wrong spot.

Ideas are easy. I've never met a single person who didn't think they had a world class idea. The hard part is making it a business.

But we have to ask ourselves, what's the purpose of the stock market? It's supposed to be a source of capital for growing business. It's lost that purpose.