http://fusion.net/story/305204/donald-trump-best-worst-quotes/I cut about half of it out, and bolded some
Which ones are your favorites?
“Part of the beauty of me is that I am very rich.” — “Good Morning America“, 2011“I don’t wear a ‘rug’—it’s mine. And I promise not to talk about your massive plastic surgeries that didn’t work.” — Twitter, to @Cher
“When I think I’m right, nothing bothers me.” — “60 Minutes“, 1985
“Give them the old Trump bullsh**t” — To architect Der Scutt before 1980 Trump Tower design press conference, according to Vanity Fair, 1990
“I have a great relationship with the blacks.” — Talk1300 Radio, Albany
“I believe [the media] like making me out to be something more sinister than I really am.” — “60 Minutes“, 1985
“I will be so good at the military your head will spin.” — “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” 2015
“I had some beautiful pictures taken in which I had a big smile on my face. I looked happy, I looked content, I looked like a very nice person, which in theory I am.” — Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again, 2015
“No, I’m not into anal.” — “The Howard Stern Show,”“I don’t even consider myself ambitious.” — “60 Minutes“, 1985
“As everybody knows, but the haters & losers refuse to acknowledge, I do not wear a “wig.” My hair may not be perfect but it’s mine.” — Twitter
“Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault” — Twitter“My net worth fluctuates, and it goes up and down with markets and with attitudes and with feelings—even my own feelings—but I try.” — Lawsuit deposition, 2007, as quoted by The Atlantic, 2013
“It’s a great building. It’s the second-tallest building in Chicago, and I always say it was better for the people of Chicago than it was for Donald Trump.” — On Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, The Atlantic, 2013
“I love Oprah. Oprah would always be my first choice [for Vice President]” — “Larry King Live,” 1999
“Well, someone’s doing the raping, Don! I mean, somebody’s doing it. Who’s doing the raping? Who’s doing the raping?” — responding to questions about his comments regarding Latino immigrants and rape, “CNN Tonight” , 2015
“There is something on that birth certificate — maybe religion, maybe it says he’s a Muslim, I don’t know. Maybe he doesn’t want that. Or, he may not have one.” — on Barack Obama’s birth certificate, “Laura Ingraham Show” 2011
“If I ever ran for office, I’d do better as a Democrat than as a Republican–and that’s not because I’d be more liberal, because I’m conservative. But the working guy would elect me. He likes me. When I walk down the street, those cabbies start yelling out their windows.” — Playboy, 1990
“We do, if it’s illegals, in other words, if it’s everybody, but people that are legally living here, I’m doing very well. In other words, people that are here, like Hispanics that are in the country, I’m doing very well. People that vote. Like people leaving voting booths and all, I’m doing very well with them.” — responding to negative poll numbers, The Washington Post, 2016
“I think of myself as a young guy, but I’m not so young anymore. And I’ve been around for a long time.
And it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans.” — Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, 2004
“I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it’s literally going to cease to exist.” — Playboy, 1990“I will be the greatest jobs president God ever created.” — campaign announcement, 2015
“Perhaps I shouldn’t campaign at all, I’ll just, you know, I’ll ride it right into the White House.” — “Larry King Live,” 1999
“Hillary is smart, tough and a very nice person, and so is her husband. Bill Clinton was a great President. They are fine people. Hillary was roughed up by the media, and it was a tough campaign for her, but she’s a great trooper. Her history is far from being over.” — Trump University Blog, 2008
“How stupid are the people of Iowa?” — on claims made by rival Ben Carson, Ft. Dodge Iowa rally, 2015.
“I’ve always thought about the issue of nuclear war; it’s a very important element in my thought process. It’s the ultimate, the ultimate catastrophe, the biggest problem this world has, and nobody’s focusing on the nuts and bolts of it. It’s a little like sickness. People don’t believe they’re going to get sick until they do. Nobody wants to talk about it. I believe the greatest of all stupidities is people’s believing it will never happen, because everybody knows how destructive it will be, so nobody uses weapons. What bullsh**t.” — Playboy, 1990“I’ll tell you one thing, this is a very good looking group of people here. Could I just go around so I know who the hell I’m talking to?” — responding to a question about using nuclear weapons against ISIS, The Washington Post, 2016
“Listen, you mother******, we’re going to tax you 25 percent!” — on China, Las Vegas speech, 2011.
“I don’t want to use the word ‘screwed’, but I screwed him.” — on renting land to Muammar Qaddafi, “Fox and Friends“, 2011
“I have tremendous respect for the Japanese people, I mean, you can respect somebody that’s beating the hell out of you.” — “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” 1988
“I’ll shake hands. I shake hands with people. But it’s not something I like — look, I’m not a huge fan of Japan, but I love their custom.” — “Larry King Live,” 2005
“You know, it doesn’t really matter what [the media] write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.” — Esquire, 1991“.@ariannahuff is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man- he made a good decision.” — Twitter, 2012
“Nobody cares about the talent [in beauty pageants]. There’s only one talent you care about, and that’s the look talent. You don’t give a sh**t if a girl can play a violin like the greatest violinist in the world. You want to know what does she look like.” — TrumpNation, 2005“She’s really cute, I have to tell you, she’s really bouncy, really cute, She’s about 5-foot-1. Do you like girls that are 5-foot-1? They come up to you know where.” — Trump on Eva Longoria, “The Howard Stern Show”, 2005
“A person who is very flat-chested is very hard to be a 10” — “The Howard Stern Show”
“[Angelina Jolie]’s been with so many guys she makes me look like a baby, OK, with the other side. And, I just don’t even find her attractive.” — “Larry King Live,” 2006
“There has to be some form of punishment” [for women who seek abortions] — MSNBC forum, 2016
“Rosie O’Donnell’s disgusting both inside and out. You take a look at her, she’s a slob. She talks like a truck driver, she doesn’t have her facts, she’ll say anything that comes to her mind.” — “The Insider,” 2006
“I’d like to take some money out of her fatass pockets.” — on Rosie O’Donnell, “The Insider,” 2006
“She better be careful or I’ll send one of my friends over to pick up her girlfriend. Why would she stay with Rosie if she had another choice?” — on Rosie O’Donnell “The Insider” 2006
“The boob job is terrible. They look like two lightbulbs coming out of her body.” — on actress Carmen Electra, “The Howard Stern Show”
“Well, absolutely. It’s record-setting. In the old days, they’d say she has a bad body” — On whether Kim Kardashian’s butt is too big, “The Howard Stern Show,” 2014.
“There are basically three types of women and reactions. One is the good woman who very much loves her future husband, solely for himself, but refuses to sign the agreement on principle. I fully understand this, but the man should take a pass anyway and find someone else.” — on prenuptial agreements, The Art of the Comeback, 1997
“I would never buy Ivana any decent jewels or pictures. Why give her negotiable assets?” — Vanity Fair, 1990“With the proper woman you don’t need Viagra” — The Howard Stern Show
“I think Viagra is wonderful if you need it, if you have medical issues, if you’ve had surgery. I’ve just never needed it. Frankly, I wouldn’t mind if there were an anti-Viagra, something with the opposite effect. I’m not bragging. I’m just lucky. I don’t need it. I’ve always said, “If you need Viagra, you’re probably with the wrong girl.” — Playboy, 2004
“Oftentimes when I was sleeping with one of the top women in the world I would say to myself, thinking about me as a boy from Queens, ‘Can you believe what I am getting?'” — Think Big: Make it Happen in Business and Life, 2008.
“There’s nothing I love more than women, but they’re really a lot different than portrayed. They are far worse than men, far more aggressive, and boy, can they be smart. Let’s give credit where credit is due, and let’s salute women for their tremendous power, which most men are afraid to admit they have.” — Trump:The Art of the Comeback, 1997
“I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world. It is a dangerous world out there — it’s scary, like Vietnam. Sort of like the Vietnam era. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier.” — on sleeping with women who could have STDs, “The Howard Stern Show”
“I made a lot of money and I made it too easily, to the point of boredom.” — Vanity Fair, 1990There has always been a display of wealth and always will be, until the depression comes, which it always does. And let me tell you, a display is a good thing. It shows people that you can be successful. It can show you a way of life. “Dynasty” did it on TV. It’s very important that people aspire to be successful. The only way you can do it is if you look at somebody who is.” — Playboy, 1990
“There are people — I categorize them as life’s losers — who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement from trying to stop others. As far as I’m concerned, if they had any real ability, they wouldn’t be fighting me, they’d be doing something constructive themselves.” — The Art of the Deal, 1987
“My life has been about winning. My life has not been about losing.” — Time, 2015
How large a role does pure ego play in your deal making and enjoyment of publicity? “Every successful person has a very large ego.” Every successful person? Mother Teresa? Jesus Christ? “Far greater egos than you will ever understand.” — Playboy, 1990“How do you define leadership? I mean, leadership is a very strange word because, you know, some people have it, some people don’t and nobody knows why.” — “Larry King Live,” 1999
“I’ve won many club championships and I was always the best athlete. But I’ve won many a club championship. It’s something that people don’t know unless they are with me and have played with me” — The Atlantic, 2013continued
