“Shortly after the Taj opening, Forbes magazine published a cover story saying the developer was worth, at best, only $500 million, down from an earlier Forbes estimate of $1.7 billion. But Donald’s situation was worse than even Forbes imagined. Given… — 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, whether it’s in golf, whether it’s in tennis, whether it’s in life, I just always win. And I tell people I always win, because I do. “I guess to a certain extent it is all about… — 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 easy money and a laudatory press, Donald went on a massive and ill-considered shopping spree. Among the projects he juggled was a promising expanse on the West Side on the same turf where Zeckendorf wanted to… — 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 airlines or casinos or beauty pageants. They simply built, waited patiently to get rich, and donated huge sums to philanthropies. For the most part, no one in this crowd considered Donald a peer, either in terms… — 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 Image
“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 homeless), Koch reminded New Yorkers of Donald’s failed attempt to buy land in Moscow for a new hotel in the Russian capital. “I mean, how bright do you have to be to know that in Moscow… — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
