“While the vision he had shown in building Trump Tower remained, the discipline he had summoned to get the skyscraper built evaporated. Emboldened by easy money and a laudatory press, Donald went on a massive and ill-considered shopping spree. Among… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share Image
“If you don’t win you can’t get away with it. And I win, I win, I always win. In the end I always win,… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
“While the vision he had shown in building Trump Tower remained, the discipline he had summoned to get the skyscraper built evaporated. Emboldened by… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
“Other members of Manhattan’s real estate elite preferred anonymity and usually disdained slapping their names on their buildings. They didn’t buy football teams or… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
“This little coin toss with NBC was vintage Donald. Zoom in for the jackpot. Be outrageous in your demands. Keep a straight face. See… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
“When Donald later took out full-page ads criticizing the White House’s military spending overseas and advocating more financial aid for the homeless (yes, the… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
Donald Trump was seen for quite a long time as a punchline, the jokes about the excesses and the failures of the 1980s. And… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.’ ”… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
Donald Trump became seen as a credible businessperson with a real track record, even though that was at odds with reality. — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
“Shortly after the Taj opening, Forbes magazine published a cover story saying the developer was worth, at best, only $500 million, down from an… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
Judged by the dollars spent, gambling is now more popular in America than baseball, the movies, and Disneyland-combined. — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
“One thing that went missing from the reporting of Donald’s percentages was some quick math. Donald was in the midst of his I-am-worth-$5-billion-to-$6-billion phase,… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
“Of course, any workplace actually run like the operation Donald presided over in Season Two would have devolved into a dysfunctional compost pile. “You… — Timothy L. O'Brien Copy Share
