I’m so grateful to my parents for my upbringing and for all of the opportunities that I was provided with, but I also learned at a young age that success is not given, it is earned and that has always been something that motivates me.
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More Ivanka Trump Quotes
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I don’t plan to take a formal, cold approach with my children, but I expect a lot. I don’t want my children to view me as their best friend. I want to be their mom.
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I probably not as likely to say what’s on my mind, and I think most people aren’t. It’s not something I would want to always be doing. So that’s why I’m not a politician.
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I’ve also built my own business, and obviously it’s a brand that I’ve built and it’s wholly owned by me and something that certainly my experience observing him and working with him and for him has informed how I make business decisions around my brand. But it’s my company.
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I’ve never had a sense of entitlement. I saw how hard my father worked for his money, and it was always made very clear to me that things wouldn’t just be given to me.
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Traditionally women have been more reticent to acknowledge their ambition and to say it with pride. So I like having people who work for us who are ambitious, engaged, respectful. Mis-hiring is a huge mistake. It’s a tremendous opportunity cost throwing the position to the wrong person.
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If people think I’m just the boss’s daughter, they’re deceived.
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I generally wake up, exercise and read through a huge amount of newspapers. I get to the office somewhere between 7:30 and 8:00 – my brothers and I are always the first ones in.
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A scale is only in balance for a brief second. Inevitably the pendulum swings. It’s impossible to maintain.
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The beauty of America is people can do what they like.
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We’re in a very unique time where noise equals, in a lot of people’s perception, advocacy. And I fundamentally disagree with that.
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I am very proud of my father and what he’s accomplished. It is amazing.
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People underestimate me, and that’s fine. I prefer to go into negotiations being underestimated.
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Be passionate. If you are passionate, you will ultimately succeed.
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I always envisioned myself having a traditional and elegant wedding.
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As President, my father will change the labor laws that were put into place at a time when women were not a significant portion of the workforce. And he will focus on making quality child care affordable and accessible for all.
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I obviously have a great love and appreciation of jewelry, thanks to my mother, much to the dismay of both my father and my boyfriends.
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I am a very proud daughter. Obviously to be able to see this transpiring, to watch him achieve so much as a politician – and we’re certainly not a family of politicians, and politics is certainly not our family business – it’s been amazing.
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I think my mom threatened to put me up for adoption a few times.
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We all have different perspectives but we tend not to disagree with each other very often in terms of where we want to get or where we want to be. So it’s been amazing working with my brothers.
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Real estate is my life. It is my day job, if you will. But it consumes my nights and weekends, too.
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My father represents a very interesting challenge to the Republican party. I think this is taking people by surprise. (But) I think that’s why he’s so welcomed by the American voters, because they want somebody who says what they are thinking.
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Attention to detail is crucial in my roles as a real estate developer and principal of a lifestyle brand. Fine jewelry is especially intricate and requires a very well trained eye.
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I try not to be too hard on myself. My husband reminds me that life is a marathon, not a sprint.
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I hate having people sit in on meetings.
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You realize in life, not that many things matter that much, but your choice of a spouse is everything.
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Work is changing for men as much as it is for women.
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