Most of the things I do brand wise are both missionary and mercenary in their position, and that's really important to me; that's one of the first things I look at when I say, 'does it make sense to do a deal?'
You’re going to be respected if you can throw a punch, but you also have to prove you can do a deal.
Some fine men are in Congress, too few, trying to do a responsible job. But they are surrounded and almost neutralized by a greater number whose instinct is to make a deal before they make a decision.
The longer they keep you waiting, the more they want to deal.
It's been proven in Washington: It's very hard to negotiate and try to get a deal done in public.
Certainly it is much easier to think about negotiating and having deals when there is a singular represented point of view. That pretty much is a given.
I became an entrepreneur as a child. I liked the art of the deal whether I was mowing lawns or selling candy or promoting clubs at the age of 16. I understood early on the importance of knowing my numbers and surrounding myself with the best people.
If I'm going to be president, I will try the best I can, and I'm a very good dealmaker, believe me.
I'm not chasing money, so I'm not looking at just trying to stretch out a deal artificially just to have a certain number.
I think part of Donald Trump's appeal is that he's a guy that does cut corners, that he's the guy that does get deals and maybe does break a speed limit. I think there was sort of a roguish, rascally, but I get things done even if I break the rules.
I know all three facets of the business: the development side, the operations side, and I know how to borrow the money and how to put the deal together. If it was easy, everybody would do it.
