Donald Trump Quotes
45th U.S. President
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.
No dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach.
Together, We will make America strong again. We will make wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And yes, together, we will make America great again. Thank you. God bless you. And God bless America.
I've always won, and I'm going to continue to win. And that's the way it is.
You know the funny thing, I don't get along with rich people. I get along with the middle class and the poor people better than I get along with the rich people.
You have to think anyway, so why not think big?
Everything in life is luck.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government.
What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.
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.
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.
I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is.
I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish.
People love me. And you know what, I have been very successful. Everybody loves me.
I don't like losers.
We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.
As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big.
The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead.
What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people. January 20th 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now.
Without passion you don't have energy, with out energy you have nothing.
When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.
If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big.
Politicians can't manage. All they can do is talk.
I've always said, 'If you need Viagra, you're probably with the wrong girl.'
When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice. The Bible tells us, 'How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity.'
We will make America strong again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And we will make America great again.
Sometimes you need conflict in order to come up with a solution. Through weakness, oftentimes, you can't make the right sort of settlement, so I'm aggressive, but I also get things done, and in the end, everybody likes me.
If you're interested in 'balancing' work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.
Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.
Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad.
All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.
When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.
I own buildings. I'm a builder; I know how to build. Nobody can build like I can build. Nobody. And the builders in New York will tell you that. I build the best product. And my name helps a lot.
We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.
I'm a bit of a P. T. Barnum. I make stars out of everyone.
The first thing the secretary types is the boss.
I have embraced crying mothers who have lost their children because our politicians put their personal agendas before the national good. I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens.
Obama and his attack dogs have nothing but hate and anger in their hearts and spew it whenever possible.
China gets their oil from Libya. Why isn't China involved? They're going out spending billions of dollars a day on trying to take over the world economically. And we're spending billions and billions and billions of dollars on policing the world. Why isn't China involved with Libya? That - we don't get oil from Libya, China does.
Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.
We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow. A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions.
My whole life is about winning. I don't lose often. I almost never lose.
What I hate about Halle Berry is there's always drama around her. It's always fighting, automobile accidents, fistfights, boyfriends fighting ex-husbands for the child.
That's one of the nice things. I mean, part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich. So if I need $600 million, I can put $600 million myself. That's a huge advantage. I must tell you, that's a huge advantage over the other candidates.
It's always good to be underestimated.
Well, I am a Republican, and I would run as a Republican. And I have a lot of confidence in the Republican Party. I don't have a lot of confidence in the president. I think what's happening to this country is unbelievably bad. We're no longer a respected country.
Every time you walk down the street people are screaming, 'You're fired!'
I have made the tough decisions, always with an eye toward the bottom line. Perhaps it's time America was run like a business.
We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of globalism.
Forty Wall Street is probably the most beautiful tower in New York.
We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example for everyone to follow.
I win at golf. I'm a club champion many times at different clubs. I win at golf. I can sink the three-footer on the 18th hole when others can't.
I will fight for you with every breath in my body - and I will never, ever let you down.
I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I've been challenged by so many people, and I don't frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either.
As your president, I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology.
I wasn't satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.
This is a pandemic. I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.
I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him.
And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty Creator.
The problems we face now - poverty and violence at home, war and destruction abroad - will last only as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them in the first place.
When I am president, I will work to ensure that all of our kids are treated equally and protected equally. Every action I take, I will ask myself, 'Does this make life better for young Americans in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Ferguson, who have as much of a right to live out their dreams as any other child America?'
Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned.
On January 21st of 2017, the day after I take the oath of office, Americans will finally wake up in a country where the laws of the United States are enforced. We are going to be considerate and compassionate to everyone. But my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens.
We - we need strength, we need energy, we need quickness and we need brain in this country to turn it around.
I'm a believer in the polls, by the way. Rarely do you see a poll that's very far off.
The 1990's sure aren't like the 1980's.
It's tangible, it's solid, it's beautiful. It's artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.
It is time to show the whole world that America is back - bigger and better and stronger than ever before.
I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it.
So to all Americans, in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, and from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again. Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.
If I were a liberal Democrat, people would say I'm the super genius of all time. The super genius of all time. If you're a conservative Republican, you've got to fight for your life. It's really an amazing thing.
I grew up in New York City, a town with different races, religions, and peoples. It breeds tolerance.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
People are tired of seeing politicians as all talk and no action.
I think I was born with the drive for success because I have a certain gene.
I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit.
We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world - but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.
I am very, very proud to say that I am pro-life.
I was a great student. I was good at everything.
We can't let people down when they can't get any medical care, when they're sick and don't have money to go to a doctor. You help them.
Our politicians are stupid. And the Mexican government is much smarter, much sharper, much more cunning. And they send the bad ones over because they don't want to pay for them. They don't want to take care of them. Why should they when the stupid leaders of the United States will do it for them?
I'll drink water. Sometimes tomato juice, which I like. Sometimes orange juice, which I like. I'll drink different things. But the Coke or Pepsi boosts you up a little.
We share one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny.
President Obama has almost doubled our national debt to more than $19 trillion, and growing. And yet, what do we have to show for it? Our roads and bridges are falling apart, our airports are in Third World condition, and forty-three million Americans are on food stamps.
I'm competitive, and I love to create challenges for myself. Maybe that's not always a good thing. It can make life complicated.
I support health care for people. I want people well taken care of. But I also want health care that we can afford as a country. I have people and friends closing down their businesses because of Obamacare.
The American People will come first once again. My plan will begin with safety at home - which means safe neighborhoods, secure borders, and protection from terrorism. There can be no prosperity without law and order.
Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done.
Every day, I wake up determined to deliver a better life for the people all across this nation that have been neglected, ignored, and abandoned. I have visited the laid-off factory workers and the communities crushed by our horrible and unfair trade deals. These are the forgotten men and women of our country.
I think Ronald Reagan was one of the great presidents, period, not just recently. I thought he had the demeanor. I thought he had the bearing. I thought he had the thought process.
I describe Jeb Bush as a 'low-energy' individual, and unfortunately for him, that stuck. And it's true: he's a low-energy person. That doesn't make him a bad person.
You learn their honesty, you learn their competitiveness. You learn a lot about a person. It's not that they have to sink the putt and there's a great deal of talent involved - but you do learn about how competitive a person is on the golf course, and frankly, how honest.
We need a great president.
I like the idea of amending the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include a ban of discrimination based on sexual orientation. It would be simple. It would be straightforward.
From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this moment on, it's going to be America First.
I played golf with my friends, and then I started to play with the hustlers. And I learned a lot. I learned about golf; I learned about gambling. I learned about everything.