Your money or THEIR money?

politicians don’t care too much what things cost. It’s not their money.

in fact, you need advertising the most
when people aren’t buying.

we won by wearing everyone else down.

The problem was the hotel, not the neighborhood.

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See the opportunity!

Moral obligation

With the banks, I could point to their moral obligation to
finance new developments as a way to help get the city back
on its feet.

Profit share

And with city officials, I could legitimately argue
that in return for a huge tax abatement, I’d be able to create
thousands of new construction and service jobs, help save a
neighborhood, and ultimately share with the city any profits
the hotel earned.

Cash drain?

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put down a
nonrefundable $250,000 for an exclusive option.

Stall

Make something look truly absolutely brand new?

Gloomy, dark & dingy

New skin over the brick: bronze or glass

Good looking presentation

make it appear that we’d spent a huge sum on the
drawings. A good-looking presentation goes a long way.

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Small fee, good future

Der wasn’t thrilled about his fee, but later he admitted
that I’d been right about the impact that doing the Hyatt—and
subsequently Trump Tower—had on his career.

Hyatt operator

Think leverage ***

Go to the top ***

Anyone underneath the top guy is eventually just an employee?

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Why are all the new movies so bad, boring?

Only the top dog

It comes down to the fact that everyone underneath the top
guy in a company is just an employee. An employee isn’t
going to fight for your deal. He’s fighting for his salary
increase, or his Christmas bonus, and the last thing he wants to
do is upset his boss.

GO TO THE SOURCE!

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Be very focused when it comes to business

CAMBODIAN HEAT

Lord of light

Reason & truth

Always keep another bag coming!

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When and how to choose the most or the more economical option?

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The philosophy of economics