The Real Estate

Monday Quote: 'You Can't Build a Skyscraper Without Breaking a Few Heads'

by Tom Acitelli  |  March 10, 2008
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So sayeth Donald Trump in the new Trump Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges Into Success.

Referencing the oft-cited quotation from Robert Moses ("a great figure in the history of New York City"), Mr. Trump was recalling his efforts to build the Trump Tower at 721 Fifth Avenue.

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