Donald J. Trump Quotes

Focus is essential to success, and successful people are people who can focus.

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

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

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.

I know words. I have the best words.

building a brand may be more important than building a business.

We must understand that governments cannot create real jobs. Only entrepreneurs can do that.

I don't want to stop legal immigration to this country. In fact, I would like to reform and increase immigration in some important ways. Our current immigration laws are upside down - they make it tough on the people we need to have here, and easy for the people we don't want here. This country is a magnet for many of the smartest, hardest-working people born in other countries, yet we make it difficult for these bright people who follow the laws to settle here.

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

City Action. Al is a true Damon Runyon character

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

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.

If there's one word to describe Atlantic City, it's Big Business. Or two words--Big Business.

It is easier to ask for money when you don't need the money.

Living your words, walking your talk, and talking your walk.

Hurricane will be 'tremendously big and tremendously wet.

Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy.

Now people matter.

When you are wronged repeatedly, the worst thing you can do is continue taking it
fight back!

Learn something new every day.

It's next to impossible to build a successful business without relationships.

The more people tell you it's not possible, that it can't be done, the more you should be absolutely determined to prove them wrong. Treat the word "impossible" as nothing more than motivation.

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.

I only work with the best.

People must work together for a company to thrive.

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

Most people think small because they are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning.

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

despite all the negative press covfefe

I'm going to build a great, big, and beautiful wall. I'm going to make Rick Riordan pay for it. Those stupid dorki-gods will pay.

We are no longer a leader. Putin has become the leader, and it's an embarassment to our country.

The worst of times often create the best opportunities to make good deals. The

Leaders need to have a fire in their heart, and a good reason for being - the

The successful entrepreneur's unique ability to turn trying times into triumphs.

You are fake news.

I'm the only boss in the world who boosts a person's future status by firing them.

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.

The emphasis should be on fairness and integrity.

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.

Have the courage to speak the truth, to do what is right, and to fight for what you believe.

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.

Our country, our people, and our laws have to be our top priority.

Leverage: don't make deals without it. Enhance

I would give myself an A+.

We believe in the American Dream, not in the socialist nightmare.

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.

I have a billion dollars

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.

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

The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented, but that socialism has been faithfully implemented. From the Soviet Union to Cuba to Venezuela, wherever true socialism or communism has been adopted, it has delivered anguish and devastation and failure. Those who preach the tenets of these discredited ideologies only contribute to the continued suffering of the people who live under these cruel systems.

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.

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,

Use your work to better yourself. You

You have to know how to defend yourself. People

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.

Be open to new information and ideas.

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.

Rules are meant to be broken.

The world moves along at such a fast clip that we have little patience when things are slow, whether it's the line at a supermarket or Internet access. We've become intolerant of those things that cannot be accelerated or skipped entirely. I can't speed up the foundation work for a building, nor can I expect to play piano like Glenn Gould just because I want to.

This mess calls for leadership in the worst way.

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

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

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.

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.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

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?

Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I'm fucked.

You will be attacked for trying to change anything.

As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big.

It doesn`t hurt to get more education.

Every time I speak of the haters and losers I do so with great love and affection. They cannot help the fact that they were born fucked up!

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.

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

Remember There's No Such Thing As An Unrealistic Goal – Just Unrealistic Time Frames

It's a blip, not a catastrophe.

Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich.

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.

Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.

What's the point of having great knowledge and keeping them all to yourself?

We are going to build a wall. You're going to pay for the wall.

In business, cooperation is essential to success.

The best thing I know about me, is that I'm rich

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.

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.

You have to think anyway, so why not think big?

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

I like to think of the word FOCUS as Follow One Course Until Successful.

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

Means seeing both sides of the story and working towards a mutually beneficial situation for everyone.

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.

. We are guided by outcomes, not ideology. We have a policy of principled realism, rooted in shared goals, interests, and values. That realism forces us to confront a question facing every leader and nation in this room. It is a question we cannot escape or avoid. We will slide down the path of complacency, numb to the challenges, threats, and even wars that we face. Or do we have enough strength and pride to confront those dangers today, so that our citizens can enjoy peace and prosperity tomorrow?

So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you're going to test that too? Sounds interesting right?

Then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute. Is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside? Or almost a cleaning, 'cause you see it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs. So it'd be interesting to check that. So you're going to have to use medical doctors but it sounds interesting to me, so we'll see but the whole concept of the light. The way it kills it in one minute, that's pretty powerful.

You do your job, you keep your job. Do it well, you get a better job.

And when you're talking about an atmosphere, oceans are very small. And it blows over and it sails over.

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.

They think that successful diplomacy requires years of experience and an understanding of all the nuances that have to be carefully considered before reaching a conclusion. Only then do these pinstriped bureaucrats consider taking action.

Be willing to take on new challenges.