Donald Trump Quotes

Women in pro-ams are always telling me about all the business deals they've struck on the golf course playing with their male work colleagues.

Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.

A dinner lubricates business.

I don’t want to have to go out and play golf with someone before I can get anything done.

I meet with people in the industry on an ongoing basis.

I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.

Networking is working.

I started my career in Hollywood, where I learned the rumors were true - having success there really was dictated by how who you knew, not what you knew. I grew frustrated by the fact that careers could be made and broken by relationships alone.

Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends.

Cultivating relationships with people who've achieved what you want to achieve makes the path fuller and more fun.

Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age 12 would introduce me to a man who would introduce me to my first business contact who would introduce me to several other important people in my life. That's luck. That's randomness.

The reality is that SXSW is packed with brilliant entrepreneurs, investors and partners. They're everywhere, zipping back and forth like thousands of atoms. Your chances of colliding with one actually improve just by standing still.

Connections and relationships are important everywhere, anywhere - of course in China, because the rule of law it is not as strong as in the West, so a lot would rely on personal relationships.

I've stayed buddies with my old buddy Jackie Slater. I talk to Jackie Slater. I play golf with Marcus Allen a lot. I play golf with Marshall Faulk a lot. My buddy Craig Young, he lives up in New Mexico. I still talk to a lot of the guys.

It's who you know and who can help you.

Publishing is a business of relationships. The relationships you make at one house can carry over to another.

A lot of show business, as you know, is about all the contacts you make and who you know.

Some would argue that you're as successful as the company you keep. Certainly there is a connection between our friends and who we are.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

The business that people do in LA on the social level is amazing. You go to a restaurant, bump into this guy or that guy. The next day you get a call, and they want you in their movie.

I don't have many Hollywood friends anyway; I thought with my ability I didn't need to make those kind of relationships, but maybe I should have done. Might have made my life easier!

Our profession is very much like going to a cocktail party, you check out the guest list.

One of the advantages of my profession is I come into contact with many people.

Ultimately, I think it's just going to get you that exposure, get you in that door, get you that recognition that will hopefully get you opportunities.

I always look at auditions as not even getting the job as much as I'm just trying to connect with this casting director so they remember me for next time.