Date of Birth
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14-June-1946
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Place of Birth
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Queens
(New York, New York City, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Donald J. Trump, Donald John Trump Sr., The Donald, donald_trump, Donald John Trump, The Don, The Trumpster, DJT, Mr. Donald Trump
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Profession
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Entrepreneur, Businessperson, Writer, Investor, TV Personality, Television Producer, Film Producer, Actor, Economist, Real estate entrepreneur
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Quotes
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- The point is that you can't be too greedy.
- Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.
- Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.
- If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big.
- I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.
- Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.
- You have to think anyway, so why not think big?
- Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.
- I wasn't satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.
- I'm a bit of a P. T. Barnum. I make stars out of everyone.
- Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
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Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, investor, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner, and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have made him a well-known celebrity who was No. 17 on the 2011 Forbes Celebrity 100 list.
Considered one of best known real estate entrepreneurs in the United States, Trump is the son of Fred Trump, a wealthy New York City real-estate developer. He worked for his father's firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son, while attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1968 officially joined the company. He was given control of the company in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization.
In 2010, Trump expressed an interest in becoming a candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election, though in May 2011, he announced he would not be a candidate. Trump was a featured speaker at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference. In 2013, Trump spent over $1 million to research a possible run for president of the United States in 2016.
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