The quote, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” whose origin has been incorrectly credited to P.T. Barnum, of circus fame, was in evidence this weekend in New York.
The suckers were the thousands of people who paid anywhere from $100 to $500 a ticket to attend a lecture given by real-estate mogul, Donald Trump, who was paid $1.5 million for the hour long speech.
Here are some of the nuggets of wisdom that were provided:
- Urged listeners to be aggressive and remain suspicious of advisers
- When somebody challenges you, fight back
- Be brutal, be tough, just go get them
- Get the best people and don't trust them
- Work with them, but they have to have respect for you
Wow! Mr. Trump got paid $25,000 a minute to dispense advice that I received for free growing up in the streets of the North End of Boston in the ‘50s and ‘60s.
This smells of plagiarism. These were the same principles that the capo di tutti I capi, The Godfather lived by. Gee, Raymond Patriarca would be turning in his grave if he knew he could have earned $25,000 a minute by giving a lecture on the laws of the street.
The Donald trumped them again!
Remember, no matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather.
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