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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/while-the-vision-he-had-shown-in-building-trump-tower-remained-the/)

[Timothy L. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-l-o-brien/)

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## More by Timothy L. O'Brien

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/if-you-don-t-win-you-can-t-get-away-with-it-and-i-win-i-win-i-always/)

[Timothy L. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-l-o-brien/)

> [“While the vision he had shown in building Trump Tower remained, the discipline he had summoned to get the skyscraper built evaporated. Emboldened by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/while-the-vision-he-had-shown-in-building-trump-tower-remained-the/)

[Timothy L. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-l-o-brien/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/other-members-of-manhattan-s-real-estate-elite-preferred-anonymity/)

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> [“This little coin toss with NBC was vintage Donald. Zoom in for the jackpot. Be outrageous in your demands. Keep a straight face. See…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/this-little-coin-toss-with-nbc-was-vintage-donald-zoom-in-for-the/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/when-donald-later-took-out-full-page-ads-criticizing-the-white-house/)

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> [Donald Trump was seen for quite a long time as a punchline, the jokes about the excesses and the failures of the 1980s. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/donald-trump-was-seen-for-quite-a-long-time-as-a-punchline-the-jokes/)

[Timothy L. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-l-o-brien/)

> [“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.’ ”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/do-not-judge-and-you-will-not-be-judged-do-not-condemn-and-you-will/)

[Timothy L. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-l-o-brien/)

> [Donald Trump became seen as a credible businessperson with a real track record, even though that was at odds with reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/donald-trump-became-seen-as-a-credible-businessperson-with-a-real/)

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> [“Shortly after the Taj opening, Forbes magazine published a cover story saying the developer was worth, at best, only $500 million, down from an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/shortly-after-the-taj-opening-forbes-magazine-published-a-cover-story/)

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> [Judged by the dollars spent, gambling is now more popular in America than baseball, the movies, and Disneyland-combined.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/judged-by-the-dollars-spent-gambling-is-now-more-popular-in-america/)

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> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/one-thing-that-went-missing-from-the-reporting-of-donald-s/)

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> [“Of course, any workplace actually run like the operation Donald presided over in Season Two would have devolved into a dysfunctional compost pile. “You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/of-course-any-workplace-actually-run-like-the-operation-donald/)

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