Donald Trump

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real
excitement is playing the game.
– Donald Trump

I like thinking big. If you’re going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
– Donald Trump

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.
– Donald Trump

Most people think small because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making
decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage.
– Donald Trump

I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present.
That’s were the fun is.
– Donald Trump

Watch, listen, and learn. You can’t know it all yourself… anyone who thinks they do is
destined for mediocrity.
– Donald Trump

I’m not running for office. I don’t have to be politically correct. I don’t have to be a nice
person. Like I watch some of these weak-kneed politicians, it’s disgusting. I don’t have to be
that way.
– Donald Trump

Well, real estate is always good, as far as I’m concerned.
– Donald Trump

Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut no matter how good
something sounds on paper. The second is that you are generally better off sticking with
what you know and the third is that sometimes, your best investments are the ones you
don’t make.
– Donald Trump

Sometimes it pays to be a little wild.
– Donald Trump

Ever notice how your senses are heightened when you are in challenging situations? You’re
experiencing an adrenaline rush that gives you extra energy. If you see every day as a
challenge, you’d be surprised how efficient you can become, and how much can be
accomplished.
– Donald Trump

I mean, there’s no arguing. There is no anything. There is no beating around the bush.
“You’re fired” is a very strong term.
– Donald Trump

One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don’t go into
government.
– Donald Trump

Show me someone without an ego, and I’ll show you a loser.
– Donald Trump

Finding your purpose may be a lifelong pursuit or you may have discovered it when you were 5
years old. There’s no absolute timeline for anyone. That’s a good reason never to give up, to
keep on discovering things every day.
– Donald Trump

It doesn’t hurt to get more education.
– Donald Trump

In the end, you are measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally
accomplished.
– Donald Trump

My style of deal making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high and then I just
keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after. Sometimes, I settle for less than
I sought but in most cases, I still end up with what I want.
– Donald Trump

If you want to sell a car and you spend five dollars to wash and polish it and then apply a
little extra elbow grease, suddenly you find you can charge an extra four hundred dollars and
get it.
– Donald Trump

We took our strengths and promoted them to the skies. From day one, we set out to sell
Trump Tower not just as a beautiful building in a great location but as an event.
– Donald Trump

Sometimes by losing a battle, you will find a new way to win the war.
– Donald Trump

If you want to buy something; it’s obviously in your best interest to convince the seller that
what he’s got isn’t worth very much.
– Donald Trump

If you really want to succeed, you’ll have to go for it every day like I do. The big time isn’t for
slackers. Keep up your mental stamina and remain curious. I think that bored people are
unintelligent people.
– Donald Trump

The old saying that “success breeds success” has something to it. It’s that feeling of
confidence that can banish negativity and procrastination and get you going the right way.
– Donald Trump

If you go for a home run on every pitch, you’re also going to strike out a lot. I try never to
leave myself too exposed even if it means sometimes settling for a triple, a double or even on
rare occasions, a single.
– Donald Trump

Don’t get sidetracked. If you do get sidetracked, get back on track as soon as possible.
Ultimately sidetracking kills you.
– Donald Trump

Sometimes you have to just get up and do it the right way, which is face to face. Face to
face can be a very big asset if you know how to do it. You have to be able to size up your
opponent. I call them an opponent because when they are on the other side of the table
that’s what they are. They are an opponent. If you can’t do that then it’s called Get A Job.
– Donald Trump

I’ve always told people that to be successful you have to enjoy what you’re doing and right
now I really enjoy what I’m doing. I’m having too much fun with my life. Why would I want to
do something else? Why would I want to run for governor?
– Donald Trump

I was relentless even in the face of total lack of encouragement because much more often
than you think; sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure.
– Donald Trump

I decided that as long as I had to be in college, I might as well test myself against the best.
– Donald Trump

I am a great believer in asking everyone for an opinion before I make a decision. I ask, I ask,
I ask until I begin get a gut feeling about something. And that’s when I make a decision. I
have learned much more from conducting my own random surveys than I could ever have
learned from the greatest of consulting firms.
– Donald Trump

What I admire most are people who put themselves directly on the line.
– Donald Trump

I don’t make deals for the money. I’ve got enough much more than I’ll ever need. I do it to do
it.
– Donald Trump

Business is full of complexities. That’s what makes it so interesting. Anyone who thinks it’s
boring hasn’t given it much thought.
– Donald Trump

It’s tangible, it’s solid, it’s beautiful. It’s artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real
estate.
– Donald Trump

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.
– Donald Trump

I learned a lot about discipline and about channeling my aggression into achievement.
– Donald Trump

I’ve read hundreds of books about China over the decades. I know the Chinese. I’ve made a
lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind.
– Donald Trump

It pays to trust your instinct.
– Donald Trump

I have made the tough decisions, always with an eye toward the bottom line. Perhaps it’s
time America was run like a business.
– Donald Trump

I’m the No 1 developer in New York. I’m the biggest in Atlantic City, and maybe we will keep it
that way.
– Donald Trump

I’m a busy guy but I set aside quiet time every morning and every evening to keep my
equilibrium centered on my own path. I don’t like being swayed by anything that might be
negative or damaging.
– Donald Trump

Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.
– Donald Trump

I knew if I was patient and kept my eyes open; a better opportunity would eventually arise.
– Donald Trump

We won by wearing everyone else down. We never gave up and the opposition slowly began
to melt away.
– Donald Trump

In business, I’ve discovered that my purpose is to do my best to my utmost ability every day.
That’s my standard. I learned early in my life that I had high standards.
– Donald Trump

What matters is where you want to go. Focus in the right direction!
– Donald Trump

When I build for somebody, I always add $50 million or $60 million onto the price.
– Donald Trump

What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of
fate.
– Donald Trump

When I started out in business, I spent a great deal of time researching every detail that
might be pertinent to the deal I was interested in making. I still do the same today. People
often comment on how quickly I operate, but the reason I can move quickly is that I’ve done
the background work first, which no one usually sees. I prepare myself thoroughly, and then
when it is time to move ahead, I am ready to sprint.
– Donald Trump

You can’t be scared. You do your thing and hold your ground; you stand up tall and whatever
happens happens.
– Donald Trump

Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It’s so
much easier when you feel good about yourself, your abilities and talents.
– Donald Trump

When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.
– Donald Trump

My experience is that if you are fighting for something you believe in; even if it means
alienating some people along the way, things usually work out.
– Donald Trump

Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the
fight and walk away. Move on to something else that’s more productive.
– Donald Trump

I don’t believe you can ever get hurt by buying a good location at a low price.
– Donald Trump

If you are interested in balancing work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead
make your work more pleasurable.
– Donald Trump

Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan a takeoff. Don’t just sit on the runway and hope
someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won’t happen. Change your attitude
and gain some altitude. Believe me, you’ll love it up here!
– Donald Trump

People get caught up in wonderful, eye-catching pitches, but they don’t do enough to close
the deal. It’s no good if you don’t make the sale. Even if your foot is in the door or you bring
someone into a conference room, you don’t win the deal unless you actually get them to sign
on the dotted line.
– Donald Trump

The results have been spectacular because I have paired both instinct and logic.
– Donald Trump

Take the pains required to become what you want to become, or you might end up becoming
something you’d rather not be. That is also a daily discipline and worth considering.
– Donald Trump