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Daniel Hayes

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255 quotes curated by Daniel Hayes:

“I have a mutually profitable two-way relationship with the media— we give each other what we need.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
Tagged: The Media, Business
“I don’t mind being attacked. I use the media the way the media uses me— to attract attention. Once I have that attention, it’s up to me to use it to my advantage. I learned a long time ago that if you’re not afraid to be outspoken, the media will write about you or beg you to come on their shows. If you do things a little differently, if you say outrageous things and fight back, they love you. So sometimes I make outrageous comments and give them what they want— viewers and readers— in order to make a point. I’m a businessman with a brand to sell. When was the last time you saw a sign hanging outside a pizzeria claiming “The fourth best pizza in the world”?! But now I am using those talents, honed through years of tremendous success, to inspire people to think that our country can get better and be great again and that we can turn things around.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
Tagged: The Media, Business, Branding
“I’m not bragging when I say that I’m a winner. I have experience in winning. That’s what we call leadership. That means that people will follow me and be inspired by what I do. How do I know? I’ve been a leader my whole life. Thousands of my employees know that I’ll deliver and help them deliver. Sometimes I can be self-effacing, injecting a little humor, having some fun, and kidding around. We have a good time. What I say is what I say, and everyone that knows me really appreciates it.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
Tagged: Leadership
“Donald Trump builds buildings. Donald Trump develops magnificent golf courses. Donald Trump makes investments that create jobs. And Donald Trump creates jobs for legal immigrants and all Americans.”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
Tagged: Jobs, Golf
“When I began speaking out, I was a realist. I knew the relentless and incompetent naysayers of the status quo would anxiously line up against me, and they have: The politicians who talk a great game in campaigns— and play like total losers when they try to actually govern because they can’t govern; they don’t know how to govern. The lobbyists and special interests with their hands in our pockets on behalf of their clients or others. The members of the media who are so far lost when it comes to being fair that they have no concept of the difference between “fact” and “opinion.” The illegal immigrants who have taken jobs that should go to people”
— Donald Trump, Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again
Tagged: Politicians, Government, Lobbyists, Media, Immigration