"My father was a successful real estate developer, and he was a very tough man but a good man. My father would always praise me. He always thought I was the smartest person."

"Remember, many Republicans didn't vote for Mitt Romney. He didn't inspire people."

"I get a lot of credit for comb-overs. But it's not really a comb-over. It's sort of a little bit forward and back. I've combed it the same way for years. Same thing, every time."

"I always look at it that I work with my employees as opposed to them working for me."

"I do respect them; I have great respect for women. In fact, one of the reasons 'The Apprentice' was such a successful show for so many years, the audience of women was fantastic."

"I went to the Wharton School of Finance, the toughest place to get into. I was a great student."

"We've had soldiers that were so badly hurt and killed. I want their families to get something."

"I think that when you get right down to it, people do evolve on different issues. And, you know, I'm pro-life. And I was begrudgingly the other way."

"Obamacare is, number one and maybe least importantly, it's costing the country a fortune."

"I have very good executives and great children. They're very good."

"I have respect for Senator McCain. I used to like him a lot. I supported him. I raised a lot of money for his campaign against President Obama."

"The Veterans Administration is a scandal. It's corrupt, and what's going on is a disgrace. And, believe me, if I win, if I become president, that will end. The veterans will be treated properly."

"Many agree that the worst thing that could ever happen is if Russia and China get closer."

"Years ago, I predicted that Iran would take over Iraq. Iran and Iraq used to fight back and forth."

"Iran is not getting rid of any of its nuclear plants. They're not getting rid of anything."

"I played golf with my friends, and then I started to play with the hustlers. And I learned a lot. I learned about golf; I learned about gambling. I learned about everything."

"The Pope, I hope, can only be scared by God."

"Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth."

"Saudi Arabia makes a billion dollars a day, okay? They make a billion dollars a day."

"Mexico's making a fortune off the United States."

"Hillary Clinton is not going to be able to create jobs, I will tell you right now."

"I have a great, great company. I employ thousands of people. And I'm very proud of the job I did."

"Obama and his attack dogs have nothing but hate and anger in their hearts and spew it whenever possible."

"The Obama representatives like Robert Gibbs attack people viciously, but people like me will not be silent and will answer them back."

"It's a great thing when you can show that you've been successful and that you've made a lot of money and that you've employed a lot of people."

"A lot of people feel very good about Mitt Romney and I think he's going to do a great job."

"I think George Will is somebody that said recently that the Republicans will not lose, as a Republican, that the Republicans will not win the election. I think it was a terrible statement."

"Getting things done in this country, if you want to build something, if you want to start a company, it's getting to be virtually impossible with all of the bureaucracy and all of the approvals."

"Today, and I'm very strongly against tax increases."

"I'm the No. 1 developer in New York, I'm the biggest in Atlantic City, and maybe we'll keep it that way."

"Well, yes, I've fired a lot of people. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. But I have fired many people."

"A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation."

"I would say that I bought the land under which Trump Tower sits while playing golf."

"You don't get a standing ovation and get boos, by the way. They don't go hand in hand."

"I've been making deals all my life."

"I give to everybody. When they call, I give. And do you know what? When I need something from them two years later, three years later, I call them, they are there for me."

"In July of 2004, I came out strongly against the war with Iraq because it was going to destabilize the Middle East."

"I was a great student at a great school, Wharton School of Finance."

"My big focus is China and OPEC and all of these countries that are just absolutely destroying the United States."

"I want trade deals, but they have to be great for the United States and our workers. We don't make great deals anymore, but we will once I become president."

"Speeches are much easier if you read them. I just find when I do that, it's harder to fire up the crowd."

"If people can just pour into the country illegally, you don't have a country."

"Hillary Clinton has perfected the politics of personal profit and theft. She ran the State Department like her own personal hedge fund - doing favors for oppressive regimes, and many others, in exchange for cash."

"Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves. These are the just and reasonable demands of a righteous public."

"In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map. Libya was stable. Egypt was peaceful. Iraq was seeing a really big, big reduction in violence. Iran was being choked by sanctions. Syria was somewhat under control."

"The interesting thing is that everyone in golf is just nice. You learn a lot about people playing golf: their integrity, how they play under pressure."

"I want to lower taxes for the middle class."

"The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life."

"I rely on myself very much. I just think that you have an instinct and you go with it. Especially when it comes to deal-making and buying things."

"I win at golf. I'm a club champion many times at different clubs. I win at golf. I can sink the three-footer on the 18th hole when others can't."