Category: Donald on Donald

3/23/2004

DONALD ON DONALD: “I’ve cultivated the learning habit over the years, and it’s one of the most pleasurable aspects of my life.”  – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “How to Get Rich,” March 23, 2004 […]

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3/23/2004

DONALD ON DONALD: “Fortunately, I don’t pride myself on being a know-it-all.” [NOTE: On 11-15-1984 Trump stated “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.”]  – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “How to Get Rich,” March 23, 2004 […]

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3/23/2004

DONALD ON DONALD: “For many years I’ve said that if someone screws you, screw them back. When somebody hurts you, just go after them as viciously and as violently as you can.”  – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “How to Get Rich,” March 23, 2004 […]

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3/21/2004

DONALD ON DONALD/MARRIAGE: “But there is nothing better than having a great marriage, in my opinion. There is nothing more beautiful, and there is nothing more important.”  – Donald Trump, Transcript, “Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer,” CNN.com, March 21, 2004 […]

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3/21/2004

DONALD ON DONALD: “Money is a little bit of a scorecard, but I don’t do it for the money. I do it because I really enjoy it. I love the creative process.”  – Donald Trump, “Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer,” March 21, 2004 […]

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1/15/2004

DONALD ON DONALD: “… you need love, you need trust, you need sex, you need lots of different things—all of which are very complex.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]  – Donald Trump, Esquire Magazine, January 2004 […]

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4/15/2003

DONALD ON DONALD: “There have been many bad things said about me over the years, and in some cases they’ve been true. It doesn’t bother me. If I have a fault and somebody exposes that fault or talks about that fault, you won’t hear me complain.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]  – Donald Trump, The […]

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4/3/2001

DONALD ON DONALD: ” ‘If Trump became president he would do an amazing job; if Obama took over Celebrity Apprentice, he’d fail.’ What’s your opinion? I agree!”  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, April 3, 2001 […]

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1/15/2000

DONALD ON DONALD: “Because I’ve been successful, make money, get headlines, and have authored bestselling books, I have a better chance to make my ideas public than do people who are less well known.”  – Donald Trump and Dave Shiflett, “The America We Deserve,” Jan. 15, 2000 […]

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10/24/1999

ABORTION/DONALD ON DONALD: “Look, I’m very pro-choice. I hate the concept of abortion. I hate it. I hate everything it stands for. I cringe when I listen to people debating the subject, but you still—I just believe in choice. … I am strongly for choice, and yet I hate the concept of abortion. … I […]

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10/8/1999

DONALD ON DONALD: “You know, I know the smart people. I really know the smart people. I deal with the smart people.”  – Donald Trump, Transcript, “Larry King Live,” CNN.com, Oct. 8, 1999 […]

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10/8/1999

DONALD ON DONALD: “I think I’m like the largest or one of the largest [political] contributors. I’m maxed out every year.”  – Donald Trump, “Larry King Live,” Oct. 8, 1999 […]

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5/19/1997

DONALD ON DONALD: “You gotta say, I cover the gamut. Does the kid cover the gamut? Boy, it never ends. I mean, people have no idea. Cool life. You know, it’s sort of a cool life.”  – Mark Solo, “Trump Solo,” The New Yorker, May 19, 1997 […]

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5/19/1997

TRUMP BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: “Look at these contracts. I get these to sign every day. I’ve signed hundreds of these. Here’s a contract for  $2.2 million. It’s a building that isn’t even opened yet. It’s eighty-three percent sold, and nobody even knows it’s there. For each contract, I need to sign twenty-two times, and if […]

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5/19/1997

DONALD ON DONALD: “You want to know what total recognition is? I’ll tell you how you know you’ve got it. When the Nigerians on the street corners who don’t speak a word of English, who have no clue, who’re selling watches for some guy in New Jersey—when you walk by and those guys say, ‘Trump! […]

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5/19/1997

TRUMP BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: “My attitude is if somebody’s willing to pay me $225,000 to make a speech, it seems stupid not to show up. You know why I’ll do it? Because I don’t think anyone’s ever been paid that much.”  – Mark Solo, “Trump Solo,” The New Yorker, May 19, 1997 […]

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5/15/1997

DONALD ON DONALD: “People say the ’80s are dead, all the luxury, the extravagance. I say, ‘What?’ Am I supposed to change my taste because it’s a new decade? That’s bullshit.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.]  – Donald Trump, Playboy Magazine, May 1997 […]

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8/15/1994

DONALD ON DONALD: “Hey, look, I had a cold spell from 1990 to ’91. I was beat up in business and in my personal life. But you learn that you’re either the toughest, meanest piece of shit in the world or you just crawl into a corner, put your finger in your mouth, and say, […]

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10/10/1990

DONALD ON DONALD: “… the same assets that excite me in the chase, often, once they are acquired, leave me bored. For me, you see, the important thing is the getting, not the having.”  – Donald Trump and Charles Leerhsen, “Surviving at the Top,” Oct. 10, 1990 […]

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10/10/1990

DONALD ON DONALD: “I surround myself with good people, and then I give myself the luxury of trusting them.”  – Donald Trump and Charles Leerhsen, “Surviving at the Top,” Oct. 10, 1990 […]

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10/10/1990

DONALD ON DONALD: “Stay as close to home as possible. Travel is time-consuming and, in my opinion, boring—especially compared with the fun I have doing deals in my office. I can never understand people who say that if they had a lot of money they would spend their time traveling. It’s just not my thing.” […]

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9/15/1990

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 […]

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9/15/1990

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 […]

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7/9/1990

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 […]

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3/14/1990

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 […]

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3/14/1990

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 […]

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3/14/1990

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 […]

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3/14/1990

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 […]

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3/14/1990

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 […]

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3/14/1990

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 […]

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11/12/1987

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 […]

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11/12/1987

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 […]

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11/12/1987

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 […]

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11/12/1987

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 […]

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11/12/1987

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 […]

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11/12/1987

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 […]

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11/12/1987

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 […]

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11/15/1984

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 […]

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1/15/1979

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 […]

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