Donald Trump Business Quotations

Under my plan, I'll be reducing taxes tremendously, from 35 percent to 15 percent for companies, small and big businesses. That's going to be a job creator like we haven't seen since Ronald Reagan. It's going to be a beautiful thing to watch.

If you're going to be thinking anyway, think big!

If you have a problem with someone you have to go after them, and it's not necessarily to teach that person a lesson, it's to teach all the people that are watching a lesson that you don't take crap, and if you do take crap, you're just not going to well

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.

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.

Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals. Preferably big ones.

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.

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

Leaders are people who can discern the inevitable and act accordingly. When people talk about business acumen, discernment is a big part of it. It's a bit like gut instinct, but a little more developed.

In business -- every business -- the bottom line is understanding the process. If you don't understand the process, you'll never reap the rewards of the process.

You can't know it all. No matter how smart you are, no matter how comprehensive your education, no matter how wide ranging your experience, there is simply no way to acquire all the wisdom you need to make your business thrive.

I'm not running for office. I don't have to be politically correct. I don't have to be a nice person. Like I watch some of these weak-kneed politicians, it's disgusting. I don't have to be that way.

In business, I've discovered that my purpose is to do my best to my utmost ability every day. That's my standard. I learned early in my life that I had high standards.

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

The image of success is important, but even more important is the ability to focus on solutions instead of on problems. That way, you'll never be thinking like a loser, and you probably won't look like one either.

Whether you're a homemaker or a schoolteacher, a lawyer or a doctor, a news anchor or an aerobics instructor, everyone is conducting business each and every day,

People who want to challenge themselves in the ultimate business competition should definitely come apply. They'll be facing a whole new series of twists, turns and challenges when we take 'The Apprentice' to southern California.

Life is actually a series of tests. It's a social test, a happiness test, a business success test. You'd like to get A's in all of them.

[Marco Rubio] you're a lousy businessman.

The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.

The golf facet of my life doesn't go with the rest of my life, which is a rough-and-tumble life. I work in real estate development, which is the toughest business, and I do it in the toughest city. I deal with ruthless people.

I have the right temperament. I have the right leadership. I've built an incredible company. I went to a great school. I came out - I built an incredible company. I wrote the number one selling business book of all time: 'Trump: The Art of the Deal.'

If I don't get along with Democrats, I'm sort of, like, out of business.

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

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.

Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned.

Every day, you'll have opportunities to take chances and to work outside your safety net. Sure, it's a lot easier to stay in your comfort zone.. in my case, business suits and real estate.. but sometimes you have to take risks. When the risks pay off, that's when you reap the biggest rewards.

Obamacare is destroying our businesses, our small business and our big businesses.

I have made the tough decisions, always with an eye toward the bottom line. Perhaps it's time America was run like a business.

I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.

We stuck when Wynn left town and ran like a little rabbit out of town, ... and I stuck and we went through some rough times in Atlantic City 'cause Atlantic City was not doing the kind of business it's doing now.

I think he'll be great for the business community.

I think Atlantic City in the coming years is going to be bigger, better and even stronger that it is right now, and it's very strong, ... Business has been very good.

I had tremendous success in show business - star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'The Apprentice' was one of the most successful shows.