I built a net worth of more than $10 billion. I have a great, great company. I employ thousands of people. And I’m very proud of the job I did.
I’ve taken advantage of the laws. And frankly, so has everybody else in my position.
I have never gone bankrupt.
I’ve been challenged by so many people, and I don’t frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn’t have time either. This country is in big trouble. We don’t win anymore.
This country right now owes $19 trillion. And they need somebody like me to straighten out that mess.
If I’m the nominee, I will pledge I will not run as an independent. I want to win as the Republican. I want to run as the Republican nominee.
The nice part about being wealthy is I can do what I want to do. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work. But I have to be honest.
When I get attacked, I always attack back, if I am attacked unfairly. I’ve been attacked many times and I don’t do it back because they happen to be right. I mean, people happen to be right.
That’s one of the reasons I’m successful, I do tend to do the right thing.
I don’t like being negative to people who are so nice to me.
The biggest problem that the world has is nuclear weapons. Global warming is not our big problem. Our big problem is the maniacs that are controlling weaponry that has never been like it is today.
A lot of people want me to run for things, for a lot of high offices. The polls always show that I win any election that I’m in. But I don’t have any real interest in running for office. I’m more interested in supporting people.
I have never fired anyone or kept anyone because of ratings or because of entertainment. I keep the people that I think are the best.
First of all, you have to born with a brain. I mean, you can’t be a dummy and say I’m going to become a multi-billionaire some day. But, more than anything else, you have to love what you do, and beyond that, you can’t ever give up.
It’s very important to make nuclear deals but you have to make them from strength, not from weakness.
I don’t like to sit back and gloat, because the world is fragile. Life is fragile, so I never really gloat.
What you do to China is you say if you don’t behave we’re going to have to start taxing your goods coming into our country.
All my life I’ve dealt with politicians. I know politicians better than anybody. And honestly, if you can’t deal with a politician, there’s something wrong with you.
When I tell somebody to do something I’m not going to get a lobbyist calling me the next day to say please don’t do that even though it’s good for America.
I was in Moscow and I will tell you – you can get along with those people and get along with them well. You can make deals with those people. Obama can’t.