Donald J. Trump Quotes & Sayings

What we need is leadership that can deal with our mess and begin to apply practical solutions to our problems. My goal is not to design hundreds of pages of government regulation and red tape like others propose. We need to outline commonsense policies and then knock some heads together if necessary to make them work. The fact is we are over-regulated. People can't move. They're stymied. Companies can't be built. We're over-regulated. — Donald J. Trump

Make every day extraordinary no matter what your job is. — Donald J. Trump

They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people. — Donald J. Trump

This mess calls for leadership in the worst way. — Donald J. Trump

It's a blip, not a catastrophe. — Donald J. Trump

Now people matter. — Donald J. Trump

I've never been terribly interested in why people give, because their motivation is rarely what it seems to be, and it's almost never true altruism. — Donald J. Trump

What's the point of having great knowledge and keeping them all to yourself? — Donald J. Trump

Think BIG! You are going to be thinking anyway, so think BIG! — Donald J. Trump

And if it can't be fun, what's the point? — Donald J. Trump

Strong Relationships Are the Key — Donald J. Trump

That 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're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make. Because — Donald J. Trump

There's an old German proverb to the effect that "fear makes the wolf bigger than he is," and that is true. — Donald J. Trump

In a lot of ways it is easier to do things on a large scale. It is easier to build a skyscraper in Manhattan than it is to buy a bungalow in the Bronx. For one thing, it takes just as much time to close a big deal as it does to close a small deal. You will endure as much stress and aggravation; you will have all the same headaches and problems. It is easier to finance a big deal. Bankers would much rather lend money for a big project than for a small one. They are more comfortable investing money in a big prestigious building than they are a rundown house in a bad section of town. If you succeed with the big project, you stand to gain a lot more money. — Donald J. Trump

He was also efficient and gave me his four-step formula for success: 1. Get in. 2. Get it done. 3. Get it done right. 4. And get out. — Donald J. Trump

you must work on improving your skills every day and never quit. In — Donald J. Trump

The best thing I know about me, is that I'm rich — Donald J. Trump

Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make. — Donald J. Trump

The other people I don't take too seriously are the critics - except when they stand in the way of my projects. In my opinion, they mostly write to impress each other, and they're just as swayed by fashions as anyone else. One week it's spare glass towers they are praising to the skies. The next week, they've rediscovered old, and they're celebrating detail and ornamentation. — Donald J. Trump

My motto is: Always get even. When somebody screws you, screw them back in spades. — Donald J. Trump

Watch, listen, and learn. You can't know it all yourself. Anyone who thinks they do is destined for mediocrity. — Donald J. Trump

I have a billion dollars — Donald J. Trump

where the main job of the entrepreneur is to define the mission, find and inspire the team, and lead. — Donald J. Trump

Recently though, they have been claiming I haven't put out enough specifics. There's a good reason for this, and it fits perfectly with my overall philosophy of leadership: Many of our problems, caused by years of stupid decisions or no decisions at all, have grown into a huge mess. If I could wave a magic wand and fix them, I'd do it. But there are a lot of different voices - and interests - that have to be considered when working toward solutions. This involves getting people into a room and negotiating compromises until everyone walks out of that room on the same page. — Donald J. Trump

My approach is completely different. I approach complicated problems such as how to provide health care for most Americans at a price we can afford the same way I solve the toughest business problems. We should hire the most knowledgeable people in the world on this subject and lock them in a room - and not unlock the door until they've agreed on the steps we need to take. — Donald J. Trump

People must work together for a company to thrive. — Donald J. Trump

America is one of the few places in the world where a "poor" person can still be obese.6 — Donald J. Trump

Living your words, walking your talk, and talking your walk. — Donald J. Trump

The harder you work, the luckier you get. — Donald J. Trump

I want good people to come here from all over the world, but I want them to do so legally. We can expedite the process, we can reward achievement and excellemce, but we have to respect the legal process. And those people who take advantage of the system and come here illegally should never enjoy the benefits of being a resident
or citizen
of this nation. So I am against any path to citizenship for undocumented workers or anyone else who is in this country illegaly. They should
and need to
go home and get in line. — Donald J. Trump

I have a very simple rule when it comes to management: hire the best people from your competitors, pay them more than they were earning, and give them bonuses and incentives based on their performance. That's how you build a first-class operation. — Donald J. Trump

You know what uranium is, right? This thing called nuclear weapons like lots of things are done with uranium including some bad things. — Donald J. Trump

Contrary to what a lot of people think, I don't enjoy doing press. I've been asked the same questions a million times now, and I don't particularly like talking about my personal life. — Donald J. Trump

The more government takes in taxes, the less incentive people have to work. What coal miner or assembly-line worker jumps at the offer of overtime when he knows Uncle Sam is going to take sixty percent or more of his extra pay? ... Any system that penalizes success and accomplishment is wrong. Any system that discourages work, discourages productivity, discourages economic progress, is wrong. If, on the other hand, you reduce tax rates and allow people to spend or save more of what they earn, they'll be more industrious; they'll have more incentive to work hard, and money they earn will add fuel to the great economic machine that energizes our national progress. The result: more prosperity for all - and more revenue for government.4 — Donald J. Trump

In addition to an education, kids were supposed to graduate with some basic values, self-discipline, and life skills. A little common sense wouldn't hurt either. Our schools don't teach that anymore. instead we're more concerned about kids having self-esteem and feeling good about themselves than we are about preparing them for real life. The politically correct crowd has taken over our schools, and as a result we are failing our children. — Donald J. Trump

good publicity is preferable to bad, but from a bottom-line perspective, bad publicity is sometimes better than no publicity at all. Controversy, in short, sells. — Donald J. Trump

As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big. — Donald J. Trump

1. Project What is the project? Why is it unique? Why is the business needed? Why will customers love your product? 2. Partners Who are you? Who are the partners? What are your educational backgrounds? How much experience do you all have? How are you and your partners qualified to make the project a success? 3. Financing What is the total cost of the project? How much debt and how much equity is there? Are partners investing their own money? What is the investor's return and reward for their risk? What are the tax consequences? Who is your CFO or accounting firm? Who is responsible for investor communications? What is the investor's exit? 4. Management Who is running your company? What is their experience? What is their track record? Have they ever failed? How does their experience relate to your industry? Do you believe this is the strongest management team you can assemble? Can you pitch them with confidence? — Donald J. Trump

the biggest little thing for entrepreneurs is the lifelong commitment to education. — Donald J. 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 J. Trump

You don't reward failure by promoting those responsible for it, because all you get is more failure. — Donald J. Trump

Always think positively and expect the best. — Donald J. Trump

Once you focus on your life's objectives, you need to focus on your instructors to make sure they are qualified to teach you what you want to know. They should have already been where you want to go and have lived to tell about it. — Donald J. Trump

A great leader has to be flexible, holding his ground on the major principles but finding room for compromises that can bring people together. A great leader has to be savvy at negotiations so we don't drown every bill in pork barrel bridges to nowhere. I know how to stand my ground - but I also know that Republicans and Democrats need to find common ground to stand on as well. — Donald J. Trump

Perhaps because my father never got a college degree himself, he continued to view people who had one with a respect that bordered on awe. In most cases they didn't deserve it. My father could run circles around most academics and he would have done very well in college, if he'd been able to go. — Donald J. Trump

building a brand may be more important than building a business. — Donald J. Trump

Where there's a will, there's a way. — Donald J. Trump

I've found that people work harder when they are held accountable, and their confidence level rises along with that. — Donald J. 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 J. Trump

Even as entrepreneurs, we rely on people to get things done. We may have the original idea, but moving it forward can involve hundreds of people. Every person becomes integral to the overall success. — Donald J. Trump

Luck does not come around often. So when it does, be sure to take full advantage of it, even if it means working very hard. When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve. That is the true meaning of thinking big. — Donald J. Trump

A brand is two words: the 'Promise' you telegraph, and the 'Experience' you deliver. — Donald J. Trump

I've always felt that a lot of modern art is a con, and that the most successful painters are often better salesmen and promoters than they are artists. — Donald J. Trump

Rules are meant to be broken. — Donald J. Trump

You have to know how to defend yourself. People — Donald J. Trump

that, you have to leave your comfort zone. — Donald J. Trump

The more predictable the business, the more valuable it is. — Donald J. Trump

We must understand that governments cannot create real jobs. Only entrepreneurs can do that. — Donald J. Trump

Stop and think about it: even just leveling the playing field with China for a decade would be the equivalent of one-fifth of our national debt (and would have been one-third of our debt had we not elected the community organizer). You add in several hundred billion a year from putting OPEC in line, hundreds of billions from negotiating properly with the many other countries that are ripping us off, root out the hundreds of billions of incredible fraud that occur every year (more on that later), and now we have a debt problem America can manage - one where we can attack waste and abuse and whittle down the remaining debt to get our fiscal house in order. So that's the first step: bringing home the hundreds of billions of dollars that the petro thugs at OPEC and our enemy China steal from us every single year - and then go after all of the others. — Donald J. Trump

The worst of times often create the best opportunities to make good deals. The — Donald J. Trump

The illegal immigrants who have taken jobs that should go to people here legally, while over 20 percent of Americans are currently unemployed or underemployed. — Donald J. Trump

Learn something new every day. — Donald J. Trump

One of the problems when you become successful is that jealousy and envy inevitably follow. There are people - I categorize them as life's losers - who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others. As far as I'm concerned, if they had any real ability they wouldn't be fighting me, they'd be doing something constructive themselves. — Donald J. Trump

It is easier to ask for money when you don't need the money. — Donald J. Trump

The emphasis should be on fairness and integrity. — Donald J. Trump

Stay confident even when something bad happens. It is just a bump in the road. It will pass. — Donald J. Trump

I know words. I have the best words. — Donald J. Trump

Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser. — Donald J. Trump

A pro looks at the people, because they know business is about people. — Donald J. 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 J. Trump

I discovered, for the first time but not the last, that politicians don't care too much what things cost. It's not their money. — Donald J. Trump

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

You are fake news. — Donald J. Trump

In business, cooperation is essential to success. — Donald J. Trump

You do your job, you keep your job. Do it well, you get a better job. — Donald J. Trump

When you are wronged repeatedly, the worst thing you can do is continue taking it
fight back! — Donald J. Trump

No one can match America. We have big hearts - and the courage to do what's right. But we're not the world's policemen. And if we have to take on that role, we need to send a clear message that protection comes at a price. If other countries benefit from our armed forces protecting them, those countries should cover the costs. Period. — Donald J. Trump

I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. 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. My — Donald J. Trump

Marriage is a contract unlike any other contract in life. You marry for love. But your signature on the marriage certificate is all about rights, duties, and property. It's a legally binding contract that knows nothing of love. If the love dies, all you have left is a resentful ex-spouse and the marriage certificate. There's nothing more terrible than an ex-spouse with a ten-ton axe to grind, and no agreement on how your common property is to be divided. It usually leads to all-out war that is more vicious than any legal battle in business and could easily lead to your financial and emotional ruin. Always get a prenup. It's just too risky not to. — Donald J. Trump

My people keep telling me I shouldn't write letters like this to critics. The way I see it, critics get to say what they want to about my work, so why shouldn't I be able to say what I want to about theirs? — Donald J. Trump

You know, it really doesn't matter what (the media) write as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass. — Donald J. Trump

Be open to new information and ideas. — Donald J. Trump

His mouthpiece in Venezuela, ViVe TV, issued a press release in January 2010, saying the 200,000 innocent victims of the awful Haiti earthquake were really killed by an American "earthquake weapon."11 — Donald J. Trump

Sometimes understanding other people's problems is the key to finding opportunities. — Donald J. Trump

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

We are going to build a wall. You're going to pay for the wall. — Donald J. Trump

Be willing to take on new challenges. — Donald J. Trump

Because much more often than you'd think, sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure. In — Donald J. Trump

I own guns. Fortunately, I have never had to use them, but, believe me, I feel a lot safer knowing that they are there. I also have a concealed-carry permit that allows me to carry a concealed weapon. I took the time and the effort to get that permit because the constitutional right to defend yourself doesn't stop at the end of your driveway. That doesn't apply just to me either. It applies to all our driveways or front doors. — Donald J. Trump

It doesn't hurt to get more education. — Donald J. Trump

Your business, and your brand must first let people know what you care about and that you care about them. — Donald J. Trump

An entrepreneur's ability to find strength when others want to run, hide, quit, or blame someone else for their failures. — Donald J. Trump

Most people think small because they are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. — Donald J. Trump

The worst things in history have happened when people stop thinking for themselves and listen to other people and, even worse, start following other people. That's what gives rise to dictators. — Donald J. Trump

The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. — Donald J. Trump

One thing I've learned about the press is that they're always hungry for a good story, and the more sensational the better. It's in the nature of the job, and I understand that. The point is that if you are a little different, or a little outrageous, — Donald J. Trump

Leaders need to have a fire in their heart, and a good reason for being - the — Donald J. Trump

Everything in life is luck. — Donald J. Trump

Leaders, true leaders, take responsibility for the success of the team and understand that they must also take responsibility for the failure. — Donald J. Trump

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