Donald Trump

Found 13 thoughts of Donald Trump

I'm the No. 1 developer in New York, I'm the biggest in Atlantic City, and maybe we'll keep it that way.

A friend called me up the other day and talked about investing in a dot-com that sells lobsters. Internet lobsters. Where will this end? The next day he sent me a huge package of lobsters on ice. How low can you stoop?

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

One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government.

Well, yes, I've fired a lot of people. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. But I have fired many people.

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

The 1990's sure aren't like the 1980's.

In an argument, you have to learn to control your emotions. The other person is the revolver, but you are the trigger. The revolver won't hurt you as long as the trigger isn't pulled.

I mean, there's no arguing. There is no anything. There is no beating around the bush. "You're fired" is a very strong term.

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.

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.

Everything in life is luck.

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