Trump: Surviving at the Top on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileDespite Trump's later focus on personnel, this earlier sentiment emphasizes resilience and adaptability as key determinants of success, regardless of external circumstances.
“What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.”
While seemingly out of character, this sexually suggestive anecdote, told by Donald Trump, highlights his constant focus on people and relationships as transactional currency.
“She turned out to be the wife of a man who was then the prime minister of a major country. I'd heard stories about this lady, but I never thought much of them until that night. We met at the house of the friend who'd phoned me. After we'd all chatted for a while in the living room, the four of us who already knew each other drifted out to the kitchen, leaving Ben and Madame X in the living room to get better acquainted. Which they did. In fact, when we drifted back in, about ten minutes later, she and Ben were involved in an incredibly torrid scene on the couch. I remember standing there and thinking to myself, "Well, Donald, you're not in Queens anymore."”