“We’ll get our nation back to work, and we will build our glorious future with American hands and American grit and American pride!”

Your business, and your brand must first let people know what you care about and that you care about them.

Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren’t criticized are those who don’t take risks.

Entrepreneurs are always taking feedback, especially from their customers, bankers, workers, and sales force.

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

Nothing is easy, but who wants nothing?

I discovered, for the first time but not the last, that politicians don’t care too much what things cost. It’s not their money.

My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after.

Success comes from failure, not from memorizing the right answers.

So many people are on television that don’t know me, and they’re like experts on me.

That’s my attitude on the military. I don’t like telling the enemy what I’m doing.

Our country is being run by incompetent people.

To be honest I inherited a mess. It’s a mess. At home and abroad, a mess.

The worst of times often create the best opportunities to make good deals.

I am never tired of winning, and as your president I will win for you, the American people. I’m with you!

No dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach.

The budget was unlimited, but I exceeded it.

I will speak, tell stories of ancient ruins – how god rebuilt them.

Better to build a bridge than a wall.

We are put in situations to build our character, not destroy us.

I wasn’t blessed with a healthy childhood self esteem but now that I have built it up by myself it’s even stronger.

Chasing profits and building a long-term profit model are two different things.

Starbucks trying to build a different kind of company around the balance of profitably and benevolence. A social conscience. And that isn’t a program it has to be a way of life.

Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.

To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees.