Donald Trump

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

The more people tell you it’s not possible, that it can’t be done, the more you should be absolutely determined to prove them wrong. Treat the word ‘impossible’ as nothing more than motivation.

You will reap what you sow,’ rings true again. And you will be reaping it. A good thing to think about.

Trump Steaks, where are the steaks? Do we have steaks? We have Trump Steaks.

I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage.

The worst things in history have happened when people stop thinking for themselves and listen to other people and, even worse, start following other people. That’s what gives rise to dictators.

I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper.

The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.

If you wouldn’t follow yourself, why should anyone else?

I have a very simple rule when it comes to management: hire the best people from your competitors, pay them more than they were earning, and give them bonuses and incentives based on their performance. That’s how you build a first-class operation.

Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.

Leaders who are effective are leaders who are disciplined in their daily lives.

If you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God’s sake.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

Respect people with less power then you. I don’t care if you’re the most powerful cat in the room, I will judge you on how you treat the least powerful. So there.

The very essence of leadership is having vision.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck.

I feel like the thing we can do is celebrate people doing great work and create more cultural momentum and awareness that this is an important thing in the world. So when the next economic crisis hits and people are talking about where to cut from the budget, science isn’t the thing.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

In real life, if I were firing you, I’d tell you what a great job you did, how fantastic you are, and how you can do better someplace else. If somebody steals, that’s different, but generally speaking, you want to let them down as lightly as possible. It’s not a very pleasant thing. I don’t like firing people.