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Donald Trump
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“Rona Barrett: If you lost your fortune today, what would you do tomorrow? Donald Trump: Maybe I’d run for president. I don’t know.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An interview with Rona Barrett (1980)
“Rona Barrett: How would you like to be remembered? Donald Trump: Well, as somebody that’s contributed something to the United States and to the City of New York, and to the various other places that I’m going, and somebody that’s done a little bit better than other people at what he does.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An interview with Rona Barrett (1980)
“I said, 'I will build you this incredible, gorgeous, gleaming hotel. I will put people to work in the construction trades and save hotel jobs and the Grand Central area will come around.' So the city made the deal.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Give them the old Trump bullshit," he told the architect Der Scutt before a presentation of the Trump Tower design at a press conference in 1980. "Tell them it is going to be a million square feet, sixty-eight stories.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Marie Brenner "After the Gold Rush", Vanity Fair (September 1, 1990)
“Some people have an ability to negotiate. It's an art you're basically born with. You either have it or you don't.”
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“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. You're talking about just getting updated on a situation”
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“I have featured and will always continue to feature my name prominently in all my enterprises.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Business Week (July 22, 1985)
“I look at things for the art sake and the beauty sake and for the deal sake.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New York (July 11, 1988), p. 24
“I'm not big on compromise. I understand compromise. Sometimes compromise is the right answer, but oftentimes compromise is the equivalent of defeat, and I don't like being defeated.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Life, Vol. 12 (January 1989), p. iii
“Mayor Koch has stated that hate and rancor should be removed from our hearts. I do not think so.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!" An advert taken out by Trump in the New York Daily News and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the Central Park Five (whose convictions were eventually d…
“How can our great society tolerate the continued brutalization of its citizens by crazed misfits? Criminals must be told that their CIVIL LIBERTIES END WHEN AN ATTACK ON OUR SAFETY BEGINS!”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!" An advert taken out by Trump in the New York Daily News and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the Central Park Five (whose convictions were eventually d…
“Let our politicians give back our police department's power to keep us safe. Unshackle them from the constant chant of "police brutality" which every petty criminal hurls immediately at an officer who has just risked his or her life to save another's.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!" An advert taken out by Trump in the New York Daily News and other newspapers in the wake of the arrests of the Central Park Five (whose convictions were eventually d…
“Of course I hate these people and let's all hate these people because maybe hate is what we need if we're gonna get something done.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In 1989 interview with , about the Central Park Five (whose convictions were later vacated)
“I like to hire people that I've seen in action. I often hire people that were on the opposing side of a deal that I respect.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Washington Post (September 23, 1989), as quoted in The World According to Trump (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 25
“I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it's literally going to cease to exist.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Playboy (March 1990)
“I don't do it for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it. Deals are my art form.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
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“I'm a great believer in asking everyone for an opinion before I make a decision. ... I ask and I ask and I ask, until I begin to get a gut feeling about something. And that's when I make a decision. I have learned much more from conducting my own random surveys than I could ever have learned from the greatest of consulting firms.”
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“You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.”
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“You can't be scared. You do your thing, you hold your ground, you stand up tall, and whatever happens, happens.”
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“What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Trump: Surviving at the Top (1990), p. 3
“When a man leaves a woman, 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 woman who was left," he told me.”
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“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," Donald told a close friend.”
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“Very good question. (pause) I don't think it's a sin but I don't think it should be done.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in the New York Post (February 23, 1990), as archived at the Daily Beast
“Leona Helmsley is a truly evil human being. She treated employees worse than any human being I've ever witnessed and I've dealt with some of the toughest human beings alive.”
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“When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength.”
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“I said to the bankers, "Listen, fellows, if I have a problem, then you have a problem. We have to find a way out or it's going to be a difficult time for both of us.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fortune (August 13, 1990), as quoted in The World According to Trump (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 44
“You know, it doesn't really matter what the media writes as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Esquire Interview (1991)
“You have to treat 'em [women] like s---”
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“Wow! Just think — in a couple of years I'll be dating you.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: to two 14-year-old girls in 1992
“He's a good guy, and he's not going to hurt anybody. . . . He treated his wife well and . . . he will treat Marla well.”
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“I'm gonna be dating her in ten years.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: of a 10-year-old girl, in 1992
“Howard Stern: So, you treat women with respect? Donald Trump: Uh, I can't say that either. Stern: Alright, good.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An interview on The Howard Stern Show, 1993
“You know, if you’re young, and in this era, and if you have any guilt about not having gone to Vietnam, we have our own Vietnam—it’s called the dating game... Dating is like being in Vietnam. You’re the equivalent of a soldier going over to Vietnam.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An interview on The Howard Stern Show, 1993, archived by People
“I am not a . I am not supposed to be going around checking s. That is what you have the FBI for, and they are very capable, the most capable.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, October 5, 1993: In Implementation of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: Oversight Hearing…
“Well, I think that she's got a lot of Marla [Maples, Trump's second wife], she's a really beautiful baby, and she's got Marla's legs. We don't know whether she's got this part yet [gestures toward own chest], but time will tell...”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On his then-one year old daughter Tiffany, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, 1994
“Everybody's always blaming me for everything.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 16 May 1994 in "For Sale by Owner" s4e24 of "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", video here
“Let's make a deal; if you promise not to get "personal" with me, I will promise not to show you as the crude, fat and obnoxious slob which everyone knows you are. Sincerely, Donald J. Trump.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to journalist Shannon Donnelly, 1996
“It’s amazing, I can’t even believe it. I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world, it is a dangerous world out there. It’s like Vietnam, sort of. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave solider”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: An interview on The Howard Stern Show, 1997, archived by People
“I'm conservative, and even very conservative. But I'm quite liberal and getting much more liberal on health care and other things. I really say: What's the purpose of a country if you're not going to have defensive and health care? If you can't take care of your sick in the country, forget it, it's all over. I mean, it's no good. So I'm very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in . I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Larry King CNN (October 1999)
“I surround myself with the best people. I know the best people.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On an interview (1999 November 26)
“The part of my life I think I'm most disappointed in is that I have not had the great marriage. And I would have thought that would have happened, because I came from a home—you know, it's not like some of my friends, they get divorced, but their parents were divorced twice or three times. I came from a home where marriage was just incredible. I mean, my parents truly loved each other.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Good Morning America (2 December 1999), as quoted in The World According to Trump (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 46
“I'm on the conservative side, but [[Pat Buchanan|[Pat] Buchanan]] is Attila the Hun.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Selected Quotes from Newsweek Magazine, 1999 —
“People want me to [run for president] all the time … I don't like it. Can you imagine how controversial I'd be? You think about him [Bill Clinton] and the women. How about me with the women? Can you imagine?”
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“I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons.”
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“So the Reform Party now includes a Klansman, Mr. Duke, a neo-Nazi, Mr. Buchanan, and a communist, Ms. Fulani. This is not company I wish to keep.”
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“I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Trump towers", interview with Paul Alexander, The Advocate (15 February 2000), p. 23
“It's very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reported by Jerry Useem, "What Does Donald Trump Really Want?", Fortune, 3 April 2000.
“I think the regulations are very tough, but I think they could be made tougher. And where they really have to be made tougher is when somebody is proven to be dishonest, not a mistake, not an honest mistake because look, people make bad business deals all the time. When somebody is proven to be dishonest, really harsh punishment has to take place.”
Donald Trump (born 1946) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hardball with Chris Matthews (15 July 2002), as quoted in The World According to Trump (2005) by Ken Lawrence, p. 23
“Howard Stern: Are you for the invasion of Iraq?”
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