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What I've always found about going to a tailor is that it's a little bit daunting. You don't know exactly what it's going to look like, it's hard to know who to go to, and it's still a very expensive proposition. Aslaug Magnusdottir
You Bit Exactly Exactly What About Daunting Tailor Proposition Like Know Look Always Still Go Very Going Expensive Little Little Bit Hard Who Found
I'm Icelandic, from this small country where there was very limited access to fashion when I was growing up, and so, for me, it's really important to have a product that's relevant for this global customer. Aslaug Magnusdottir
Fashion Me Country Important Relevant Small Small Country Global Access Limited Up Very Where Customer Really Product Growing Growing Up
Designers were saying to me that they didn't have a place to sell their special pieces from the runway. Aslaug Magnusdottir
Saying Me Runway Pieces Were Sell Place Special Designers
As a customer, I would see pieces that I loved and then find out they weren't being made because no store had ordered them. Aslaug Magnusdottir
Made Out Would Find See Had Pieces Because Were Being Store Ordered Loved Customer Them Then
If all purchases are spontaneous and simply driven by what is seen and loved, there is a high risk of ending up with 10 cocktail dresses and no outfits for work. Aslaug Magnusdottir
Work Ending Seen Cocktail High Purchases Outfits Dresses Risk Driven Simply Spontaneous Up Loved
I'm just not entirely sure how to gauge the faddiness of the Internet. Audrey MacLean
Internet Gauge Entirely Sure How Just
I started in time-sharing and networking with packet switching, which was the precursor to what became the Internet. Time-shared use on packet-switch networks, when you think about it, is the cloud. Audrey MacLean
You Internet Cloud Think About Networking Networks Became Precursor Which Packet Use Switching Started
Starting a company is like going to war. You can't do anything else but be fully engaged. You have to be insanely, passionately, nothing-can-stop-me committed. Audrey MacLean
War You Else Like Passionately Committed Going Anything Anything Else Engaged Fully Company Starting
In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand. Barbara Corcoran
You Business Waiting Sense Rather Demand Salesman Chief Than Create
It's rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn't find that was true of my top super stars either. Barbara Corcoran
Myself Real Estate Stars Top Worst Rumored Out Find Super Able Case True Well Deal Real Doing Close Did Closer Estate Either
I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer. Barbara Corcoran
Care Job Power Build Took Market Everything Saw Broker Would Give Parent Take Take Care Identity Up Brand Did Clout Customer Them Then
Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home. Barbara Corcoran
Buy Home You Heart Thinking Kind Purchase Rather Investment Head Look Practical Make Makes Than Aspects Your
If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount. Barbara Corcoran
Percent House Make Bid Amount Below
I love myself. Anything that has my name I'm tickled to death. Barbara Corcoran
Love Death Myself Name Tickled Anything
The best mistake I ever made was believing that I was stupid. It was a childhood thing, but it played out big-time as an adult. It scorned me the rest of my life - in a good way. Barbara Corcoran
Life Best Good Me Mistake Made Rest My Life Stupid Way Out Adult Good Way Scorned Childhood Ever Believing Thing Played
I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school. Barbara Corcoran
Words School Reading Other Other Kids Back Way Bit Kids See Some Something Classroom Bothered Knew Wrong Until Read Learned Unusual Because Understand Least Did Grade After After-School Which Sent Help Third
I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn't want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn't want a boss. Barbara Corcoran
Work Myself Me Business Age Three Before Jobs Telling Boss More Had Simply Well Because Motivated Want Wanted Twenty Started Two
I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much. Barbara Corcoran
Good You Those Hop Jobs Bosses Like Waitress Very Times Did Just Lady Much Stand Orphan Basically
I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you're quoted in the 'Wall Street Journal', the 'New York Times', constantly as the expert in the business people assume you're a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image. Barbara Corcoran
Life You Business People Own Hell Assume Run Constantly My Own Only Had Catch Journal New Like Became Lot Up Times Than Wall Wall Street Wall Street Journal York New York New York Times Bigger Expert Quoted Then Business People Figure Reason Larger Street Street Journal Image
I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase. Barbara Corcoran
Life You Balance Think Gave Chase Could Concept Years Years Ago Up Your Phantom Actually
My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go. Barbara Corcoran
Confidence Woman Gift Mother Amazing Kids Would Entire Only Take Instilled She Household Go Did Manage Wanted Wherever Us Noticed Each Her
When you're a big money earner and your husband isn't, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or 'Mrs. Higgins.' Barbara Corcoran
You Money Wife Husband Big Earner Supporting Felt Makes How Feminine Question Big Money Than Fiddle Your Less Second
My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss. Barbara Corcoran
Life God Home Me Business Thank God Personality Strong Husband Partner Control Way Married Stay Boss Rather Could Take Had He Identity Him Forces Readily Felt His Very Than Thank Successful
Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement. Barbara Corcoran
You Loan Pay Could Retirement Sooner Over Term Make Off Shortening Your
The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don't build 'wiggle room' into the asking price. There's a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go. Barbara Corcoran
War Home You Win Build Wiggle Out Factor Price Most Always Selling Influential Room Asking
Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do - can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. You know what to do. Barbara Sher
Love Music You Single Every Else No-One Like Know Make Us Used Things
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