I don't do it for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it. Deals are my… — Donald J. Trump

I'm a great believer in asking everyone for an opinion before I make a decision. ... I ask and I ask and I ask, until I begin to get a gut feeling about something. And that's when I make a decision. I have learned much more from conducting my own random surveys than I could ever have learned from the greatest of consulting firms.

You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don't deliver the goods, people will eventually catch on.

You can't be scared. You do your thing, you hold your ground, you stand up tall, and whatever happens, happens.