# Quote — Donald J. Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal

> I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage.

- Author: [Donald J. Trump](https://www.leafyquotes.com/donald-j-trump.md)
- Book: [Trump: The Art of the Deal](https://www.leafyquotes.com/donald-j-trump/trump-the-art-of-the-deal.md)
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## More from this book

> 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.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/donald-j-trump/trump-the-art-of-the-deal/im-a-great.md)

> 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.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/donald-j-trump/trump-the-art-of-the-deal/you-cant-con.md)

> 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 art form.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/donald-j-trump/trump-the-art-of-the-deal/i-dont-do-it-for.md)