DONALD ON DONALD: “Believe it or not, I’m a romantic guy.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALDISM: “If you can avoid an altercation, do so.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALD ON DONALD: “The day I realized it can be smart to be shallow was, for me, a deep experience.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALD ON DONALD: “There’s no excuse for staying home; the world’s too fantastic to miss out on it. I wish I could travel more.” [NOTE: On 10-10-1990 Trump stated, “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. […]
10/12/2004
DONALDISM: “It’s essential that you keep your mind open and alert.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALDISM: “You never want people to think you’re a loser or a schlepper, but it’s not a good idea if they think you’re the smartest guy in the room, either.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALD ON DONALD: “I like (and dislike) all sorts of people—winners, losers, and those in the middle!” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALDISM: “Think of yourself as a one-man army.” [NOTE: In the same book Trump stated, “You must plan and execute your plan alone.”] – “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004, Donald Trump and Meredith McIver,, 10/12/2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALDISM: “You must plan and execute your plan alone.” [NOTE: In the same book Trump stated, “Think of yourself as a one-man army.”] – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
MEDIA: “I continue to alienate members of the press on occasion, but on the whole, I like them.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALD ON DONALD: “I’m walking, talking proof of the American Dream. For me, the American Dream is not just a dream; it’s a reality.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
10/12/2004
DONALDISM: “Don’t worry about actively promoting yourself.” [NOTE: On 12-24-1984 Trump stated, “Let people know what you’ve done. What good is it if no one knows about it? You’ve gotta be a promoter.”] – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “Trump: Think Like a Billionaire,” Oct. 12, 2004 […]
9/8/2004
DONALD ON DONALD: “If you asked Babe Ruth how he hit home runs, he was unable to tell you. I do things by instinct.” – Donald Trump, The New York Times, Sept. 8, 2004 […]
9/8/2004
DONALD ON DONALD: “Other rich people don’t do commercials because no one asks them. It’s just like ‘The Apprentice.’ I can’t tell you how many of my rich friends are dying, dying to have me put them on that show.” – Donald Trump, The New York Times, Sept. 8, 2004 […]
9/8/2004
DONALD ON DONALD: “There is something crazy, hot, a phenomenon out there about me, but I’m not sure I can define it and I’m not sure I want to. How do you think ‘The Apprentice’ would have done if I wasn’t a part of it? There are a lot of imitators now and we’ll see […]
7/13/2004
ATTORNEY GENERAL/TRUMP PEOPLE/JEFF SESSIONS: “Mr. Sessions said that court rulings giving gay couples the right to marry eroded American culture and values. [During the Senator’s 7-13-04 Senate Speech he stated] ‘It is not disputable that adopting a same-sex marriage culture undermines and weakens marriage.’ ” – Matt Apuzzo, “Jeff Sessions, in His Own Words,” New York Times, […]
3/28/2004
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: “That’s why the banks love me. They love my reputation.” – Donald Trump, The New York Times, March 28, 2004 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
3/23/2004
DONALDISM: “Some business executives believe in a firm handshake. I believe in no handshake. It is a terrible practice. So often, I see someone who is obviously sick, with a bad cold or the flu, who approaches me and says, ‘Mr. Trump, I would like to shake your hand.’ It’s a medical fact that this […]
3/23/2004
DONALDISM: “So don’t be afraid to toot your own horn when you’ve done something worth tooting about.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “How to Get Rich,” March 23, 2004 […]
3/23/2004
DONALDISM: “Subtlety and modesty are appropriate for nuns and therapists.” – Donald Trump and Meredith McIver, “How to Get Rich,” March 23, 2004 […]
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 […]
3/21/2004
DONALD ON DONALD/POLITICS: “You’d be shocked if I said that in many cases I probably identify more as a Democrat.” – Donald Trump, Transcript, CNN.com, March 21, 2004 […]
3/21/2004
POLITICS: “I think of myself as a young guy, but I’m not so young anymore. And I’ve been around for a long time. And it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans.” – Donald Trump, “Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer,” March 21, 2004 […]
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 […]
2/27/2004
DONALD ON DONALD: “I can’t help it that I’m a celebrity. What am I going to do, hide under a stone?” – Donald Trump, USA Today, Feb. 27, 2004 […]
1/15/2004
BUSINESS/DONALD ON DONALD: “For me, business comes easier than relationships.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.] – Donald Trump, Esquire Magazine, January 2004 […]
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 […]
1/15/2004
TRUMP FAMILY: “He [my father] taught me to keep my guard up. The world is a pretty vicious place.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.] – Donald Trump, Esquire Magazine, January 2004 […]
1/15/2004
TRUMP FAMILY: “My father was a builder in Brooklyn and Queens, a very smart businessperson who understood life.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.] – Donald Trump, Esquire Magazine, January 2004 […]
1/15/2004
DONALDISM: “Fighting for the last penny is a very good philosophy to have.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.] – Donald Trump, Esquire Magazine, Jan. 15, 2004 […]
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 […]
3/23/2003
IRAQ/WAR: “The war’s a mess.” [NOTE: Trump stated, on 9-11-2002 “In favor of invading Iraq? ‘Yeah, I guess so.’ ” and then on 3-21-2003, “It [Iraq War] looks like a tremendous success from a military standpoint.”] – William Booth and Sharon Waxman, “Hollywood Partyers, Soldiering On,” The Washington Post, March 23, 2003 […]
3/21/2003
IRAQ/WAR: “It [Iraq War] looks like a tremendous success from a military standpoint.” – Donald Trump, Transcript, “Fox Business,” foxnews.com, March 21, 2003 […]
1/15/2003
TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “You know who’s one of the great beauties of the world, according to everybody? And I helped create her. Ivanka. My daughter, Ivanka. She’s 6 feet tall, she’s got the best body. She made a lot money as a model—a tremendous amount.” [The 15th used for date-sorting purposes only.] – Donald Trump, Transcript, The Howard […]
9/11/2002
IRAQ/WAR: “In favor of invading Iraq? ‘Yeah, I guess so.’ “ – Donald Trump, Transcript, The Howard Stern Show, September 11, 2002 […]
5/23/2001
WOMEN: “She’s not giving me 100 percent. She’s giving me 84 percent, and 16 percent is going towards taking care of children.” – Donald Trump, TIME Magazine, May 23, 2001 […]
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 […]
4/3/2000
DONALD ON DONALD: “Everyone says, ‘Oh, Trump is a great promoter.’ I don’t think I’m even a good promoter.” – Donald Trump, Fortune Magazine, April 3, 2000 […]
4/3/2000
DONALD ON DONALD: “I’m just a fucking businessman.” – Donald Trump, Fortune Magazine, April 3, 2000 […]
4/3/2000
DONALD ON DONALD: “Did you know that New York Construction News named Donald Trump the developer and owner of the year?” – Donald Trump, Fortune Magazine, April 3, 2000 […]
4/3/2000
DONALD ON DONALD: “It’s very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.” – Donald Trump, Fortune Magazine, April 3, 2000 […]
4/3/2000
DONALD ON DONALD:: “I’m intelligent. Some people would say I’m very, very, very intelligent.” – Donald Trump, Fortune Magazine, April 3, 2000 […]
2/15/2000
POLITICS: “One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace. Good people don’t go into government. I’d want to change that.” – Donald Trump, The Advocate Magazine, Feb. 15, 2000 […]
2/15/2000
DONALD ON DONALD/LGBTQ/MARRIAGE: “I think the institution of marriage should be between a man and a woman.” – Paul Alexander, “Trump Towers,” The Advocate, Feb. 15, 2000 […]
1/15/2000
GUNS: “I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun.” – Donald Trump and Dave Shiflett, “The America We Deserve,” Jan. 15, 2000 […]
1/15/2000
DONALDISM: “Maybe we Americans pump ourselves up too much.” – Donald Trump and Dave Shiflett, “The America We Deserve,” Jan. 15, 2000 […]
1/15/2000
HILLARY: “Hillary Clinton is definitely smart and resilient.” – Donald Trump and Dave Shiflett, “The America We Deserve,” Jan. 15, 2000 […]
1/15/2000
POLITICS: “George Pataki is ‘the most underrated guy in American politics.’ “ – Donald Trump and Dave Shiflett, “The America We Deserve,” Jan. 15, 2000 […]
1/15/2000
BUSH FAMILY: “Jeb Bush is a good man. I’ve held fundraisers for him. He’s exactly the kind of political leader this country needs now and will very much need in the future. He, too, knows how to hang in there. His first shot at Florida’s governorship didn’t work out, but he didn’t give up. He […]
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 […]
1/7/2000
BUSH FAMILY: “And George W. Bush is ‘no Einstein.’ “ – Donald Trump, Minneapolis, Jan. 7, 2000 […]
1/2/2000
TRUMP FAMILY: “Look, I had friends whose fathers were very successful, and the fathers were jealous of the sons’ success and tried to hurt them, keep them down, because they wanted to be the king. My father was the exact opposite. He used to carry around articles (about me).” – Donald Trump, New York Times, Jan. […]
10/31/1999
ABORTION/DONALD ON DONALD: “I’m totally pro-choice.” – Donald Trump, Transcript, Foxnews.com, Oct. 31, 1999 […]
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 […]
10/8/1999
DONALDISM: “How do you define leadership? I mean, leadership is a very strange word because, you know, some people have it, some people don’t and nobody knows why.” – Donald Trump, “Larry King Live,” Oct. 8, 1999 […]
10/8/1999
POLITICS: “Perhaps I shouldn’t campaign at all, I’ll just, you know, I’ll ride it right into the White House.” – Donald Trump, “Larry King Live,” Oct. 8, 1999 […]
10/8/1999
POLITICS: “I love Oprah. Oprah would always be my first choice [for Vice President]” – Donald Trump, “Larry King Live,” Oct. 8, 1999 […]
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 […]
10/8/1999
DONALD ON DONALD: “I put my name on buildings because it sells better. I don’t do it because, gee, I need that.” – Donald Trump, “Larry King Live,” Oct. 8, 1999 […]
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 […]
10/8/1999
BUSH FAMILY: “George W. Bush? ‘I like him.’ ” – Donald Trump, Transcript, CNN.com, Oct. 8, 1999 […]
10/8/1999
POLITICAL FIGURES: “… Ronald Reagan, to me, was a great president. And whether you are liberal or you’re conservative, people really view him as a great president. He’ll go down as a great president and not so much for the things he did, it’s just, there was a demeanor to him and a spirit that […]
10/8/1999
DONALD ON DONALD/POLITICS: “I’ve actually been an activist Democrat and Republican.” -Donald Trump, Transcript, CNN.com, Oct. 8, 1999 […]
10/8/1999
DONALD ON DONALD/POLITICS: “I’m a registered Republican. I’m a pretty conservative guy. I’m somewhat liberal on social issues, especially health care.” – Donald Trump, Transcript, CNN.com, Oct. 8, 1999 […]
6/8/1999
MARRIAGE/TRUMP FAMILY: “Divorced 2nd wife Marla Marples on June 8, 1999.” – IMDB, IMDB.com, June 8, 1999 […]
4/28/1999
ATTORNEY GENERAL/CABINET/JEFF SESSIONS: “Mr. Sessions has received A+ ratings from the National Rifle Association. He has opposed expanding background checks and requiring trigger locks. He argues for aggressive enforcement of existing criminal gun laws. [In his Senate Speech on 4-28-1999, following the Columbine Massacre, he stated] ‘It is hypocritical and really dishonest for the president to […]
4/18/1999
DONALD ON DONALD: “Nobody owns me.” – Allen Salkin, “TRUMP: THE SMARTS OF THE DEAL,” New York Post, April 18, 1999 […]
10/5/1998
TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE BANNON: “Late 1990s [1998]. Bannon left his firm to focus on the entertainment business, producing and directing movies such as Anthony Hopkins’ Titus, a 2004 Ronald Reagan movie called In the Face of Evil and a 2011 documentary about Sara Palin titled The Undefeated.” – Abigall Abrams, “The Age of Bannon,” Time Magazine, Feb. […]
10/27/1997
TRUMP FAMILY: “For a man to be successful he needs support at home, just like my father had from my mother, not someone who is always griping and bitching. When a man has to endure a woman who is not supportive and complains constantly about his not being home enough or not being attentive enough, […]
10/27/1997
TRUMP BUSINESS/DONALDISM: “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 Kate Bohner, “The Art […]
10/27/1997
WOMEN: “There’s nothing I love more than women, but they’re really a lot different than portrayed. They are far worse than men, far more aggressive, and boy, can they be smart. Let’s give credit where credit is due, and let’s salute women for their tremendous power, which most men are afraid to admit they have.” […]
10/27/1997
WOMEN: “There are basically three types of women and reactions. One is the good woman who very much loves her future husband, solely for himself, but refuses to sign the agreement on principle. I fully understand this, but the man should take a pass anyway and find someone else.” — on prenuptial agreements. – Donald […]
10/27/1997
MARRIAGE/TRUMP FAMILY: “Marla was always wanting me to spend more time with her. ‘Why can’t you be home at 5 o’clock like other husbands?’ she would ask. Sometimes, when I was in the wrong mood, I would give a very materialistic answer. ‘Look, I like working. You don’t mind traveling around in beautiful helicopters and […]
10/27/1997
WOMEN: “There’s nothing I love more than women, but they’re really a lot different than portrayed. They are far worse than men, far more aggressive … ” – Donald Trump and Kate Bohner, “The Art of the Comeback,” Oct 27, 1997 […]
5/19/1997
DONALD ON DONALD/MARRIAGE: “Being on the other side of a relationship with someone like me must be difficult.” – Karen S. Scheider, “The Donald Ducks Out,” People Magazine, May 19, 1997 […]
5/19/1997
DONALD ON DONALD: “You’ve gotta be nice.” – Mark Solo, “Trump Solo,” The New Yorker, May 19, 1997 […]
5/19/1997
DONALD ON DONALD: “It’s always good to do things nice and complicated so that nobody can figure it out.” [NOTE: On 11-12-1987 Trump stated “The simplest approach is often the most effective.”] – Mark Solo, “Trump Solo,” The New Yorker, May 19, 1997 […]
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 […]
5/19/1997
DONALD ON DONALD: “I always go into the center.” – Mark Solo, “Trump Solo,” The New Yorker, May 19, 1997 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
5/19/1997
MEDIA: “The press portrays me as a wild flamethrower. In actuality, I think I’m much different from that. I think I’m totally inaccurately portrayed.” – Mark Solo, “Trump Solo,” The New Yorker, May 19, 1997 […]
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 […]
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, […]
4/1/1994
TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE BANNON: “Mid-1990s [April 1, 1994-1996]. Bannon was hired to turn around a struggling Arizona project called Biosphere 2, to test whether humans could survive in space. He clashed with the management and researchers some of whom staged a mutiny.” – Abigall Abrams, “The Age of Bannon,” Time Magazine, Feb. 13, 2017 […]
3/10/1994
WOMEN: “I have really given a lot of women great opportunity. Unfortunately, after they are a star, the fun is over for me.” – Donald Trump, Transcript, ABC’s “Primetime Live,” March 10, 1994 […]
12/22/1993
TRUMP PEOPLE/STEVE BANNON: “1993. Bannon received a small but lucrative stake in Seinfeld as part of his compensation for the consulting on the sale of Castle Rock Entertainment to Turner.” – Abigall Abrams, “The Age of Bannon,” Time Magazine, Feb. 13, 2017 […]
12/19/1993
MARRIAGE/TRUMP FAMILY: Married Marla Maples on December 19, 1993. – IMDB, IMDB.com, Dec. 19, 1993 […]
11/9/1992
DONALD ON DONALD: “I’m a guy who lies awake at night and thinks and plots.” – Donald Trump, New York Magazine, Nov. 9, 1992 […]
11/9/1992
WOMEN: “You have to treat ’em like shit.” – Donald Trump, New York Magazine, Nov. 9, 1992 […]
3/22/1992
MARRIAGE/TRUMP FAMILY: Donald divorced his first wife Ivana Trump on March 22, 1992. – IMDB, IMDB.com, March 22, 1992 […]
5/20/1991
AFRICAN AMERICANS: “I have black guys counting my money. … I hate it. The only guys I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes all day.” – Donald Trump, USA Today, May 20, 1991 […]
5/1/1991
WOMEN: “You know, it doesn’t really matter what [the media] write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.” – Donald Trump, Esquire Magazine, May 1, 1991 […]
5/1/1991
MEDIA/WOMEN: “You know, it really doesn’t matter what they write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.” – Donald Trump, Esquire Magazine, May 1, 1991 […]
10/10/1990
DONALD ON DONALD: “I do believe in hate when it’s appropriate.” – Donald Trump and Charles Leerhsen, “Surviving at the Top,” Oct. 10, 1990 […]
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.” […]