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Cataloging the impressive body of work represented by the
quotes of Donald J. Trump.

Bluster
A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.
12 hours before his 8 p.m. deadline for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz
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Bluster
It’s going extremely well with negotiation, but you never know with Iran. Because, we negotiate with them and then we always have to blow them up.
On Iran war negotiations, which the Iranian leaders denied were happening.
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Ignorance
NAFTA, which was so one-sided. Both from the Canada standpoint and from the Mexico standpoint. So one-sided.
Trilateral agreement that is one-sided from two sides.
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Bluster
What I don’t want is when I raise millions of dollars, have people say– like this sleazy guy right over here from ABC, he’s a sleaze in my book. [...] You’re a sleaze because you know the facts and you know the facts well
To Tom Llamas when addressing the scrutiny of his claim to have raised $6 million for veterans groups.
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Bigotry
Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!
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Ignorance
Look, nuclear should be off the table, but would there a time when it could be used? Possibly.
When asked under what circumstances he would deploy the nucleur arsenal.
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Bluster
What do you think of waterboarding? I said it's fine. And if we want to go stronger, I'd go stronger, too. Because, frankly that's the way I feel.
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Bluster
I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay? It's, like, incredible.
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Bluster
The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families, when you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don't kid yourself. When they say they don't care about their lives, you have to take out their families.
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Bluster
They have some in Syria, some in Iraq. I would bomb the shit out of 'em. I would just bomb those suckers. That's right. I'd blow up the pipes. ... I'd blow up every single inch.
On the oil fields and facilities under ISIS control.
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Bluster
I’m using my own money. I’m not using the lobbyists. I’m not using donors. I don’t care. I’m really rich.
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Bigotry
When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
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Misogyny
You know, it doesn’t really matter what [the media] write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.
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Ignorance
The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
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Bluster
I dealt with Gaddafi. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him use the land. That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word 'screwed,' but I screwed him. That's what we should be doing.
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WTF
My fingers are long and beautiful, as, it has been well documented, are various other parts of my body.
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Misogyny
When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.
Crude sexual comments to Billy Bush on an open mic before a taping.
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WTFMisogyny
She's a really beautiful baby, and she's got Marla's legs. We don't know whether she's got this part yet [motioning to breasts], but time will tell.
When asked what characteristics his new daughter Tiffany had of his, and what she had of his then wife Marla.
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Bluster
Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.
Threatening Iranian leadership after they closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to US attacks
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Ignorance
Maybe we take Kharg Island. Maybe we don’t. […] My favorite thing is to get the oil in Iran, but some stupid people back in the US say why are you doing that. But they are stupid people.
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Bigotry
Look at my African-American over here. Look at him! Are you the greatest?
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Misogyny
Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5 percent of the vote. The only thing she’s got going is the woman’s card.
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Ignorance
You have so many countries already -- China, Pakistan, you have so many countries, Russia -- you have so many countries right now that have them. Now, wouldn't you rather, in a certain sense, have Japan have nuclear weapons when North Korea has nuclear weapons?
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Bluster
We're going to open up those libel laws. So when The New York Times writes a hit piece which is a total disgrace or when The Washington Post, which is there for other reasons, writes a hit piece, we can sue them and win money instead of having no chance of winning because they're totally protected.
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Ego
I went to an Ivy League school. I’m very highly educated. I know words, I have the best words.
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Ignorance
There were people that were cheering on the other side of New Jersey, where you have large Arab populations. They were cheering as the World Trade Center came down.
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Misogyny
Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president? I mean, she’s a woman, and I’m not supposed to say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?
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Ignorance
[John McCain is] not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.
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Ego
I’m the most successful person ever to run for the presidency, by far. Nobody’s ever been more successful than me. I’m the most successful person ever to run. Ross Perot isn’t successful like me. Romney — I have a Gucci store that’s worth more than Romney.
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Ignorance
Stop the EBOLA patients from entering the U.S. Treat them, at the highest level, over there. THE UNITED STATES HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS!
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Ego
Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest - and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault
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Misogyny
While @BetteMidler is an extremely unattractive woman, I refuse to say that because I always insist on being politically correct.
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Bluster
We have nobody in Washington that sits back and said, you're not going to raise that fucking price.
On OPEC raising oil prices.
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Misogyny
All of the women on ‘The Apprentice’ flirted with me — consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected. A sexual dynamic is always present between people, unless you are asexual.
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Bigotry
If I were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.
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Ignorance
Birthright Citizenship is not about rich people from China, and the rest of the World, who want their children, and hundreds of thousands more, FOR PAY, to ridiculously become citizens of the United States of America. It is about the BABIES OF SLAVES!
Upon arriving at the Supreme Court to observe oral arguments on his challenge to birthright citizenship.
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Bluster
Throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. I went from VERY successful businessman to top TV star to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius... and a very stable genius at that!
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Bigotry
I'm building a wall. I'm trying to keep business out of Mexico. Mexico's fine. He's of Mexican heritage, and he's very proud of it, as I am of where I come from.
Defending his claims that a judge overseeing a lawsuit against Trump University is biased because of his Mexican heritage.
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Misogyny
All of the men, we're petrified to speak to women anymore. We may raise our voice. You know what? The women get it better than we do, folks. They get it better than we do.
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Ego
I know what I’m doing. I’m a smart person. The highest level of smart.
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Ignorance
I'm speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I've said a lot of things.
When asked who he consults on foreign policy and strategy.
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Bigotry
Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.
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Lies
Hey, I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, New Jersey, where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.
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Ignorance
Well, I watch the shows. I mean, I really see a lot of great — you know, when you watch your show, and all of the other shows, and you have the generals, and you have certain people
When asked about his sources of military advice.
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Bluster
Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore. We used to have victories, but we don't have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time.
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Bigotry
Our great African American President hasn't exactly had a positive impact on the thugs who are so happily and openly destroying Baltimore!
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Ego
Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser - having a healthy ego, or high opinion of yourself, is a real positive in life!
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Ignorance
It’s freezing and snowing in New York – we need global warming!
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Ignorance
An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud.
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Bigotry
I have a great relationship with the blacks. I've always had a great relationship with the blacks.
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WTF
I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.
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WTF
I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world. It is a dangerous world out there. It’s scary, like Vietnam. Sort of like the Vietnam-era. It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave soldier.
On the fact that he didn't contract an STD after sleeping around.
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