ALEXANDER HAMILTON/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY: “Foreign influence is truly the Grecian Horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its entrance.”
– “Pacificus No. 6,” The Pacificus-Helvidius Debates of 1793-1794, July 14, 1793, Alexander Hamilton, 7/14/1793
ABRAHAM LINCOLN/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY: “I regard our immigrants as one of the principal replenishing streams which are appointed by Providence to repair the ravages of internal war and its wastes of national strength and health.”
– “Fourth Annual Message” The American Presidency Project, Dec. 6, 1864, Abraham Lincoln, Transcript, 12/6/1864
TRUMP FAMILY: Donald Trump born June 14, 1946
– biography.com Editors, “Donald Trump Biography,” last updated November 18, 2016
TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE BANNON: “1953 [November 27]. Born into an Irish-Catholic family, Bannon grew up near a naval base in Virginia.”
– “The Age of Bannon,” Time Magazine, Feb. 13, 2017, Abigall Abrams, 11/27/1953
DONALD ON DONALD: “What do people say about me? Do they say I’m loyal? Do they say I work hard?”
-Donald Trump, The Village Voice, Jan. 15, 1979,
– Abigall Abrams,”The Age of Bannon,” Time Magazine, Feb. 13, 2017,
MARRIAGE/TRUMP FAMILY: Married Ivana Zelnickova Winklmayr on April 9, 1977.
– IMDB, IMDB.com, April 9, 1977
DONALD ON DONALD: “I really value my reputation and I don’t hesitate to sue.”
– Wayne Barrett and Jon Campbell, “How a Young Donald Trump Forced His Way From Avenue Z to Manhattan,” The Village Voice, Jan. 15, 1979
TRUMP BUSINESS: “I really value my reputation and I don’t hesitate to sue.”
– Donald Trump, The Village Voice, Jan 15, 1979
DONALDISM/WEALTH: “Let me tell you something about the rich. They have a very low threshold for pain.”
– John Taylor, “Trump’s Newest Toy,” New York Magazine, Feb. 11, 1983
DONALDISM: “I look at things for the art sake and the beauty sake and for the deal sake.”
-John Taylor, “Trump’s Newest Toy,” New York Magazine, Feb. 11, 1983
DONALD ON DONALD: “I don’t like to lose.”
– Marylin Bender, “The Empire and Ego of Donald Trump,” The New York Times, Aug. 7, 1983
TRUMP FAMILY: “Not many sons have been able to escape their fathers.”
– Donald Trump, New York Times, Aug. 7, 1983
DONALD ON DONALD: “I don’t like to lose.”
– Donald Trump, The New York Times, Aug. 7, 1983
BUSINESS/DONALDISM: “I know how to sell. Selling is life. You can have the greatest singer in the world, but if nobody knows who he is, he’ll never have the opportunity to sing.”
– Donald Trump, Sports Illustrated, Feb. 13, 1984
NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR: “What does it all mean when some wacko over in Syria can end the world with nuclear weapons?”
– Donald Trump, The New York Times, April 8, 1984
DONALD ON DONALD/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR: “It would take an hour and a half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles. … I think I know most of it anyway.”
– Lois Romano, “Donald Trump, Holding All The Cards The Tower! The Team! The Money! The Future!,” The Washington Post, Nov. 15, 1984
DONALDISM: “Let people know what you’ve done. What good is it if no one knows about it? You’ve gotta be a promoter.”
– Tony Schwartz, “The Show Must Go Up,” New York Magazine, Dec. 24, 1984
TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE BANNON: “1983-85. Bannon got his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. [June 6, 1985]”
– Abigall Abrams, “The Age of Bannon,” Time Magazine, Feb. 13, 2017
DONALD ON DONALD: “When I think I’m right, nothing bothers me.”
– Donald Trump, “60 Minutes,” Nov. 17, 1985
DONALD ON DONALD: “I believe [the media] like making me out to be something more sinister than I really am.”
– Donald Trump, “60 Minutes,” Nov. 17, 1985
DONALD ON DONALD: “I don’t even consider myself ambitious.”
– Donald Trump, “60 Minutes,” Nov. 17, 1985
DONALD ON DONALD/POLITICS: “I have no intention of running for president.”
– Donald Trump, TIME Magazine, Sept. 14, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “I prefer to come to work each day and just see what develops.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: “I think of it almost as a controlled neurosis, which is a quality I’ve noticed in many highly successful entrepreneurs. They’re obsessive, they’re driven, they’re single-minded and sometimes they’re almost maniacal, but it’s all channeled into their work. … I don’t say this trait leads to a happier life, or a better life, but it’s great when it comes to getting what you want.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
POLITICAL FIGURES/RONALD REAGAN: “Ronald Reagan … is so smooth and so effective a performer that he completely won over the American people. Only now, nearly seven years later, are people beginning to question whether there’s anything beneath that smile.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALDISM: “Sometimes—not often, but sometimes—less is more.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987,
DONALDISM: “You’re generally better off sticking with what you know.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz,”The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “I can’t stand small talk.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
MEDIA: “One thing I’ve learned about the press is that they’re always hungry for a good story, and the more sensational the better. … The point is that if you are a little different, or a little outrageous, or if you do things that are bold or controversial, the press is going to write about you.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALDISM: “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 Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “I play to people’s fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do. That’s why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest and the greatest and the most spectacular.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “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 and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
BUSINESS: “There are singers in the world with voices as good as Frank Sinatra’s, but they’re singing in their garages because no one has ever heard of them. You need to generate interest, and you need to create excitement.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: “People think I’m a gambler. I’ve never gambled in my life. To me, a gambler is someone who plays slot machines. I prefer to own slot machines. It’s a very good business being the house.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
WEALTH: “And while I can’t honestly say I need an 80-foot living room, I do get a kick out of having one.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
BUSINESS: “Sometimes, part of making a deal is denigrating your competition.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
BUSINESS/DONALDISM: “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 Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “The simplest approach is often the most effective.”
-Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “I don’t do it for the money.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “I do it to do it.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
MEDIA: “Sometimes they write positively, and sometimes they write negatively. But from a pure business point of view, the benefits of being written about have far outweighed the drawbacks.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALDISM: “Sometimes it pays to be a little wild.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: “I like the casino business. I like the scale, which is huge, I like the glamour, and most of all, I like the cash flow.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “As I see it, critics get to say what they want about my work, so why shouldn’t I be able to say what I want to about theirs?”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
TRUMP FAMILY: “We had a relationship that was almost businesslike.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
DONALD ON DONALD: “I rarely stop for lunch.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: “Sometimes, part of making a deal is denigrating your competition.”
– Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz, “The Art of the Deal,” Nov. 12, 1987
BUSH FAMILY: “George H.W. Bush is “a great man. He’s a man I support.”
– Donald Trump, The Washington Post, April 21, 1988
DONALD ON DONALD: “You know, wealthy people don’t like me.”
– Donald Trump, CNN.com, Aug 15, 1988
POLITICS: “I enjoy it, I enjoy the system. I doubt I’ll ever be involved with politics beyond what I do right now, but I do enjoy the system. I find it, a really, really beautiful thing to watch.”
– Donald Trump, CNN.com, August 15, 1988
JAPAN: “Who the fuck knows? I mean, really, who knows how much the Japs will pay for Manhattan property these days?” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]
– Donald Trump, TIME Magazine, January 1989
AFRICAN AMERICANS: “A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. … [I]f I [Donald Trump] were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.”
– Donald Trump, Transcript, NBC News, Sept. 5, 1989
TRUMP FAMILY: “I don’t like the concept of divorce, but sometimes it becomes necessary”
– Donald Trump, “The Larry King Show,” Jan 1, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I’m not the world’s happiest person.”
– Donald Trump, New York Magazine, March 5, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I know what sells and I know what people want.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
POLITICS: “I would hate to think that people blame me for the problems of the world. Yet people come to me and say, ‘Why do you allow homelessness in the cities?’ as if I control the situation. I am not somebody seeking office.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
POLITICS: “Well, if I ever ran for office, I’d do better as a Democrat than as a Republican—and that’s not because I’d be more liberal, because I’m conservative. But the working guy would elect me. He likes me.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
POLITICS: “President Trump ‘would believe very strongly in extreme military strength. He wouldn’t trust anyone. He wouldn’t trust the Russians; he wouldn’t trust our allies; he’d have a huge military arsenal, perfect it, understand it.’ “
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
POLITICS: “I know politicians who love women who don’t even want to be known for that, because they might lose the gay vote, OK?”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I can be a killer and a nice guy. You have to be everything. You have to be strong. You have to be sweet. You have to be ruthless. And I don’t think any of it can be learned. Either you have it or you don’t. And that is why most kids can get straight A’s in school but fail in life.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I like the challenge and tell the story of the coal miner’s son. The coal miner gets black-lung disease, his son gets it, then his son. If I had been the son of a coal miner, I would have left the damn mines. But most people don’t have the imagination—or whatever—to leave their mine. They don’t have ‘it.’”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
BUSINESS: “It is an ability to become an entrepreneur, a great athlete, a great writer. You’re either born with it or you’re not.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I enjoy testing friendships.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “Everything in life to me is a psychological game, a series of challenges you either meet or don’t.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
TRUMP FAMILY: “He was a strong, strict father, a no-nonsense kind of guy, but he didn’t hit me.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “People are too trusting. I’m a very untrusting guy.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
TRUMP FAMILY: “Statistically, my children have a very bad shot. Children of successful people are generally very, very troubled, not successful. They don’t have the right shtick. You never know until they’re tested.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I truly believe that someone successful is never really happy, because dissatisfaction is what drives him.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I don’t sleep more than four hours a night.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I could be happy living in a studio apartment.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
POLITICS: “I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it’s literally going to cease to exist.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR: “I’ve always thought about the issue of nuclear war; it’s a very important element in my thought process. It’s the ultimate, the ultimate catastrophe, the biggest problem this world has, and nobody’s focusing on the nuts and bolts of it. It’s a little like sickness. People don’t believe they’re going to get sick until they do. Nobody wants to talk about it. I believe the greatest of all stupidities is people’s believing it will never happen, because everybody knows how destructive it will be, so nobody uses weapons. What bullshit.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
WOMEN: “[Leona Helmsley] set the women’s movement back fifty years. She is a living nightmare, and to be married to her must be like living in hell.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
BUSINESS: “There has always been a display of wealth and always will be, until the depression comes, which it always does. And let me tell you, a display is a good thing. It shows people that you can be successful. It can show you a way of life. “Dynasty” did it on TV. It’s very important that people aspire to be successful. The only way you can do it is if you look at somebody who is.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD/POLITICS: “If I ever ran for office, I’d do better as a Democrat than as a Republican—and that’s not because I’d be more liberal, because I’m conservative.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD/MILITARY/RUSSIA: “President Trump? ‘He would believe very strongly in extreme military strength. He wouldn’t trust anyone. He wouldn’t trust the Russians.’ ”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I’m never self-satisfied.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 19900
DONALD ON DONALD: “The show is ‘Trump.’ And it is sold-out performances everywhere.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
POLITICS: “I don’t want to be President. I’m 100 percent sure. I’d change my mind only if I saw this country continue to go down the tubes.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
CRIME/POLITICS: “I see the values of this country in the way crime is tolerated, where the people are virtually afraid to say, ‘I want the death penalty.’ Well, I want it. Where has this country gone when you’re not supposed to put in a grave the son of a bitch who robbed, beat, murdered and threw a 90-year-old woman off the building?”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
BUSINESS/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Cash is king, and that’s one of the beauties of the casino business.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “But when somebody tries to sucker punch me, when they’re after my ass, I push back a hell of a lot harder than I was pushed in the first place. If somebody tries to push me around, he’s going to pay a price. Those people don’t come back for seconds. I don’t like being pushed around or taken advantage of. And that’s one of the problems with our country today. This country is being pushed around by everyone.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “You can never tell until you test; the human species is interesting in that way.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
TRUMP FAMILY: “I was always very much accepted by my father. He adored Donald Trump … ”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I don’t dwell on the past.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
POLITICS: “I don’t want the Presidency. I’m going to help a lot of people with my foundation–and for me, the grass isn’t always greener.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD/WOMEN: “I think Viagra is wonderful if you need it, if you have medical issues, if you’ve had surgery. I’ve just never needed it. Frankly, I wouldn’t mind if there were an anti-Viagra, something with the opposite effect. I’m not bragging. I’m just lucky. I don’t need it. I’ve always said, ‘If you need Viagra, you’re probably with the wrong girl.’ “
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
BUSINESS: “How large a role does pure ego play in your deal making and enjoyment of publicity? ‘Every successful person has a very large ego.’ Every successful person? Mother Teresa? Jesus Christ? ‘Far greater egos than you will ever understand.’ “
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
BUSH FAMILY: “But I disagree with him [George H W Bush] when he talks of a kinder, gentler America. I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it’s literally going to cease to exist.”
– Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, March 14, 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I’ve had a lot of victories. I fight hard for victory, and I think I enjoy it as much as I ever did. But I realize that maybe new victories won’t be the same as the first couple.”
– Donald Trump, People Magazine, July 9, 1990
WOMEN: “When a man leaves a Women, especially when it was perceived that he has left for a piece of ass—a good one!— there are 50 percent of the population who will love the Women who was left.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]
– Donald Trump, Vanity Fair, Sept. 1990
TRUMP FAMILY: “I want five children, like in my own family, because with five, then I will know that one will be guaranteed to turn out like me.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]
– Donald Trump,Vanity Fair, Sept. 1990
MARRIAGE/TRUMP FAMILY: “I would never buy Ivana any decent jewels or pictures. Why give her negotiable assets?” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]
– Donald Trump, Vanity Fair, Sept. 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “Give them the old Trump bullshit” — To architect Der Scutt before 1980 Trump Tower design press conference, according to Vanity Fair, Sept. 1990 [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]
– Donald Trump, Vanity Fair, Sept. 1990
TRUMP BUSINESS: “I made a lot of money and I made it too easily, to the point of boredom.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]
– Donald Trump, Vanity Fair Magazine, Sept. 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “There are two publics as far as I’m concerned. The real public and then there’s the New York society horseshit. The real public has always liked Donald Trump. The real public feels that Donald Trump is going through Trump-bashing. When I go out now, forget about it. I’m mobbed. It’s bedlam.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]
– Donald Trump, Vanity Fair, Sept. 1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I’ve never had any trouble in bed …”
– Donald Trump and Charles Leerhsen, “Surviving at the Top,” Oct. 10, 1990