Donald John Trump (b.1946) is an American real estate developer and television personality. He was the 45th president of the United States.
A real estate developer, Trump became one of America’s best-known and most controversial businesspersons of the 1980s and 1990s. His New York City-based Trump Organization develops hotels, resorts, and other real estate undertakings. Trump also founded Trump Entertainment Resorts, which runs casinos and hotels.
Trump gained widespread recognition as a wealthy and eccentric celebrity. A mastermind at self-promotion, he branded many projects after himself—making his name a household word by the end of the 1980s. He was the host of the reality television program The Apprentice 2004–15. On that show, he popularized the colloquial expression “you’re fired,” used for dismissing a person from employment.
In 2016, Trump secured the Republican Party’s nomination and was elected to the presidency of the United States. He ran on a campaign that challenged the existing political establishment.
Trump described his life, career, and management skills in Trump: The Art of the Deal (1987) and Trump: The Art of Survival (1990.)
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Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That’s how I get my kicks.
—Donald Trump
Topics: Business, Motivation
You have to think anyway, so why not think big?
—Donald Trump
Topics: Dreams
I like thinking big. If you’re going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
—Donald Trump
Take the pains required to become what you want to become, or you might end up becoming something you’d rather not be. That is also a daily discipline and worth considering.
—Donald Trump
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that’s more productive.
—Donald Trump
Topics: Winning, Winners
The point is that you can’t be too greedy.
—Donald Trump
Topics: Greed
What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.
—Donald Trump
Topics: Fate
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