George Saunders Quotes

I think Donald Trump is going to surprise a lot of people.

One of the questions I often get asked is, "Were you surprised that Trump won?" I always answer the same way: "I was surprised, I am surprised and I will never stop being surprised."

I could never have imagined that firing 67 people on national television would actually make me more popular, especially with the younger generation.

Don't you hear people saying things you can't believe they're saying?

Coming to terms with Donald Trump as the Republican nominee is like being told you have Stage 1 or Stage 2 cancer. You know you'll probably survive, but one way or the other, there's going to be a lot of throwing up.

Some things I see on television, I think, 'Oh my gosh, they're showing that now?' wow.

So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams.

If I'm going to compare myself to a candidate, it's Rick Scott. It's not Donald Trump.

I think Donald Trump is a complete and utter buffoon and a cancer to our society.

I'm sure our supporters would have been very disappointed had Donald Trump not won. And I just hope it calms down.

[Donald Trump] is a man known for a large personality, a colorful style and lots of charisma. And so I guess he was just looking for some balance on the ticket.

Donald Trump has to be respected.

First of all, I think everybody has to acknowledge don't underestimate the guy [Donald Trump], because he's going to be 45th president of the United States.

I knew it might put him in an awkward position that we had a discussion before finality has finally happened in this presidential race.

You've got David Petraeus and whatever the pushback might be against [Donald Trump].

Donald Trump was underrated, but he understood social media and he understood reality television.

I couldn't believe it. It was unbelievable, that's why. My face was like a frozen fish finger. All rigid and pale. (But obviously not with breadcrumbs on it.)

Here is the thing about Donald Trump. Donald Trump is hitting a nerve in this country.

I'm a little bit in shock, to tell you the truth.

It's been an unusual election [2016].

Donald Trump is interesting to people. He's intriguing. But they want to see that Donald Trump in the White House. And he's getting there and he's going to pivot there.

Everyone has to take Donald Trump seriously, and I think that's what we're seeing.

Donald Trump brought up the issue of the birth certificate and it's getting huge buzz around the country. Even Chris Matthews has called for, you know, the birth certificate to be released. Why can't they just release the birth certificate, you know, and just move on?

The questions about Donald Trump temperament were raised - he suggested that the only way to stop Hillary Clinton from appointing judges that they disagreed with is that maybe the Second Amendment folks could handle it.