If ever I want to amuse myself with an idiot, I have not far to look for one. I laugh at myself.
Working in a family business, which obviously The Trump Organization is, is an incredible thing, but it's complicated. It's complex.
To the extent I can, I try to maintain a laser focus on what needs to get done from a priority standpoint. And not just from an urgency standpoint, but from a value-added standpoint. So where can I add the most value? Where is my time best spent?
From a productivity perspective, prioritization is key. And it's very easy to focus on clearing the decks of minutia, especially when one's very busy. It's almost easy to want to sit down at your desk when you have a free five minutes and try to clear out some of the incoming emails rather than strip things strategically and foundationally and ask about what the most important objectives for you and the company are.
I probably not as likely to say what's on my mind, and I think most people aren't. It's not something I would want to always be doing. So that's why I'm not a politician.
I think there are multiple ways to have your voice heard. In some cases, it's through protest and it's through going on the nightly news and talking about or denouncing every issue on which you disagree with. Other times it is quietly and directly and candidly.
We're in a very unique time where noise equals, in a lot of people's perception, advocacy. And I fundamentally disagree with that.
Who would ever understand me?
I'm in the booth and first of all, I'm from Germany and I had never heard a gospel in my life.
If it turned out Brandon Stark also likes to dress up as Strwberry Shortcake while playing croquet with his miniture pony collection, I totally wouldn't be surprised anymore.
Love requires peace, love will dream; it cannot live upon the remnants of our time and our personality.