Donald Trump quotes

Born
June 14, 1946.

Occupation
President, businessman, television producer, politician.

Donald John Trump is an American politician, businessman, television personality, who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
– Donald Trump

Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad.
– Donald Trump

People are so shocked when they find… out I am Protestant. I am Presbyterian. And I go to church, and I love God, and I love my church.
– Donald Trump

You have to think anyway, so why not think big?
– Donald Trump

I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit.
– Donald Trump

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.
– Donald Trump

I have an attention span that’s as long as it has to be.
– Donald Trump

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

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

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

Speeches are much easier if you read them. I just find when I do that, it’s harder to fire up the crowd.
– Donald Trump

I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.
– Donald Trump

So we really need jobs now. We have to take jobs away from other countries because other countries are taking our jobs. There is practically not a country that does business with the United States that isn’t making – let’s call it a very big profit. I mean China is going to make $300 billion on us at least this year.
– Donald Trump

We need a great president.
– Donald Trump

I do have my ducks in line if I want to do it, but I’d love to see the Republicans pick somebody that was going to win and take over this country and frankly, to use the expression, ‘Make America great again.’
– Donald Trump

So Bush certainly wasn’t the greatest, and Obama has not done the job. And he’s created a lot of disincentive. He’s created a lot of great dissatisfaction. Regulations and regulatory is going through the roof. It’s almost impossible to get anything done in the country.
– Donald Trump

I grew up in New York City, a town with different races, religions, and peoples. It breeds tolerance.
– Donald Trump

All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me – consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected.
– Donald Trump

Many agree that the worst thing that could ever happen is if Russia and China get closer.
– Donald Trump

The first thing the secretary types is the boss.
– Donald Trump

Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.
– Donald Trump

Windmills are going to be the death of Scotland and even England if they don’t do something about them. They are ruining the countryside.
– Donald Trump

Private jets cost a lot of money.
– Donald Trump

I love Neil Young. And he loves me! We have a great relationship.
– Donald Trump

I always want to think of myself as an underdog.
– Donald Trump

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.
– Donald Trump

I have very good executives and great children. They’re very good.
– Donald Trump

My whole life is about winning. I don’t lose often. I almost never lose.
– Donald Trump

We have to straighten out our country; we have to make our country great again, and we need energy and enthusiasm.
– Donald Trump

The Veterans Administration is a scandal. It’s corrupt, and what’s going on is a disgrace. And, believe me, if I win, if I become president, that will end. The veterans will be treated properly.
– Donald Trump

If you’re interested in ‘balancing’ work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.
– 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.
– Donald Trump

Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth.
– Donald Trump

Obama and his attack dogs have nothing but hate and anger in their hearts and spew it whenever possible.
– Donald Trump

I don’t like losers.
– Donald Trump

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.
– Donald Trump

I love Wisconsin. It’s a great place.
– Donald Trump

What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.
– Donald Trump

We need a president with tremendous intelligence, smarts, cunning, strength and stamina.
– Donald Trump

It’s always good to be underestimated.
– Donald Trump

I feel a lot of people listen to what I have to say.
– Donald Trump

I rely on myself very much. I just think that you have an instinct and you go with it. Especially when it comes to deal-making and buying things.
– Donald Trump

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.
– Donald Trump

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

I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him.
– Donald Trump

When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.
– Donald Trump

The pact we have with Japan is interesting. Because if somebody attacks us, Japan does not have to help. If somebody attacks Japan, we have to help Japan.
– Donald Trump

If you get good ratings, they’ll cover you even if you have nothing to say.
– Donald Trump

Love him or hate him, Trump is a man who is certain about what he wants and sets out to get it, no holds barred. Women find his power almost as much of a turn-on as his money.
– Donald Trump

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.
– Donald Trump

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.
– Donald Trump

If you’re going to be thinking, you may as well think big.
– Donald Trump

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.
– Donald Trump

One thing about television, it brings out personality. People are able to watch me in action. They hear my voice and see my eyes. There’s nothing I can hide. That’s me. Television brings out your flaws, your weaknesses, your strengths, and you truths. The audience either likes you or it doesn’t.
– Donald Trump

In the end, you’re measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish.
– Donald Trump

If I was the governor of New Jersey, the George Washington Bridge would not have been shut.
– Donald Trump

I have a Bible near my bed.
– 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

We – we need strength, we need energy, we need quickness and we need brain in this country to turn it around.
– Donald Trump

People are tired of seeing politicians as all talk and no action.
– Donald Trump

If people can just pour into the country illegally, you don’t have a country.
– Donald Trump

I am very, very proud to say that I am pro-life.
– Donald Trump

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

People might not think that, but the Republicans have all of the cards. And this is the time to get rid of Obamacare. This is the time to make the great deal.
– Donald Trump

We need intelligence in this country. We need a certain toughness in this country, or we’re going to end up like a lot of the other places, and we’re not going to have a country left.
– Donald Trump

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.
– Donald Trump

I actually don’t have a bad hairline.
– Donald Trump

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.
– Donald Trump

I have a great, great company. I employ thousands of people. And I’m very proud of the job I did.
– Donald Trump

I think I was born with the drive for success because I have a certain gene.
– Donald Trump

Owning a great golf course gives you great power.
– Donald Trump

In the end, you’re measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish.
– Donald Trump

I understand the military. I know the military.
– Donald Trump

I was a great student at a great school, Wharton School of Finance.
– Donald Trump

It’s tangible, it’s solid, it’s beautiful. It’s artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.
– Donald Trump

I’m worth far too much money. I don’t need anybody’s money.
– Donald Trump

I have a great relationship with the Mexican people.
– Donald Trump

I get called all these horrible names by Lindsey Graham, who I don’t even know.
– Donald Trump