Donald Trump

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.

I have never believed that prosperity is bad or something to be shunned.

I think I am actually humble. I think I’m much more humble than you would understand.

The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people’s fantasies. People may not always think big themselves. but they can get very excited by those who do. That is why a little hyperbole never hurts. People want to believe that something is the biggest, the greatest and the most spectacular.

I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. This was much easier.

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

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

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

The challenge of leadership is to create change and facilitate growth.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

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.

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

The art of leadership is a serious matter. One must not lag behind a movement, because to do so is to become isolated from the masses. But one must not rush ahead, for to rush ahead is to lose contact with the masses. He who wished to lead a movement must conduct a fight on two fronts–against those who lag behind and those who rush ahead.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

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

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

You don’t reward failure by promoting those responsible for it, because all you get is more failure.

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.

Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

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