Mark Cuban, the outspoken billionaire entrepreneur, investor, and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, isn’t shy about sharing his opinions. He’s known for his straight-talking advice and no-nonsense approach to business.
Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, these 50 quotes from Mark Cuban will inspire you to hustle harder, think bigger, and chase your dreams relentlessly.
On Business & Success
- “It’s not about money or connections – it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.”
- “Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.”
- “Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love.”
- “It doesn’t matter how many times you have failed, you only have to be right once.”
- “Sales cures all.”
- “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.”
- “Business is the ultimate sport. It’s 24/7.”
- “When you’ve got 10,000 people trying to do the same thing, why would you want to be number 10,001?”
- “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.”
- “One of the great lies of life is ‘follow your passions.'”
- “To be successful in business, you have to connect to people.”
- “You have to be able to adapt and you have to be able to be persistent.”
Mark Cuban Quotes On Work Ethic
- “Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you.”
- “Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is.”
- “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.”
- “The one thing in life you can control is your effort.”
On Competition
- “You’ve gotta work like there is someone out there trying to kick your a$$ cuz there is!”
- “I don’t know, I don’t care, I just hope they suck.” (On the competition)
- “Competition is my friend.”
Mark Cuban Quotes On Learning & Knowledge
- “Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world.”
- “The most important thing you can do is always look to improve yourself.”
- “It’s okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are the stepping stones to learning and growing.”
- “Follow your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on what you’re good at and delegate the rest.”
On Taking Action
- “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
- “Don’t wait for the perfect time. There is no perfect time. Just get started.”
- “Every no gets me closer to a yes.”
- “It’s not in the dreaming, it’s in the doing.”
Mark Cuban Quotes On Mindset
- “Doesn’t matter if the glass is half-empty or half-full. All that matters is that you are the one pouring the water.”
- “You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.”
- “I always try to be myself, even if it rubs some people the wrong way. I figure that’s their problem, not mine.”
- “When you’re starting a business, it’s 24/7, 365. You have to be willing to make sacrifices.”
On Technology
- “Artificial intelligence, deep learning, machine learning — whatever you’re doing if you don’t understand it — learn it. Because otherwise you’re going to be a dinosaur within 3 years.”
- “Technology is the lifeline of any business.”
On Investing
- “Diversification is for idiots.”
- “It is so much easier to be a critic than to be a doer.”
- “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
Mark Cuban Quotes On Leadership
- “Leaders don’t look backwards to condemn what has already been done; they look forward to create a better future.”
- “A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.”
On Life
- “I love to compete. That’s the essence of who I am.”
- “I’m the one guy who says don’t force the stupid people to be quiet. I want to know who the morons are.”
- “I don’t care what anyone says. Being rich is a good thing.”
- “None of us have pure thoughts; we all live in glass houses.”
- “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.”
Bonus Quotes by Mark Cuban
- “Talent without effort is wasted talent.”
- “Wherever I see people doing something the way it’s always been done, the way it’s ‘supposed’ to be done, following the same old trends, well, that’s just a big red flag to me to go look somewhere else.”
- “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
- “You only have to be right once. I’ve missed a lot more than I’ve hit. But I’ve hit big.”
- “If you use emotion and heart and you couple that with great intelligence, that’s when you win.”
- “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.”
- “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.”
