Donald Trump

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

If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big.

— Donald Trump

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

— Donald Trump

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.

— Donald Trump

The point is that you can't be too greedy.

— Donald Trump

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

— Donald Trump

I'm a bit of a P. T. Barnum. I make stars out of everyone.

— Donald Trump

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.

— Donald Trump

I wasn't satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

— 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

The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it. That makes the other guy smell blood, and then you're dead. The best thing you can do is deal from strength, and leverage is the biggest strength you can have. Leverage is having something the other guy wants.

— Donald Trump

Without passion, you don’t have energy; without energy, you have nothing. Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

— Donald Trump