"As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big"
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This is classic Trump-era business bravado, built for an audience that equates size with legitimacy. In real estate, bigness signals permanence, leverage, and spectacle; it also functions as a marketing strategy. A "big" idea attracts capital, media, and attention the way a tall building attracts eyes. The quote is less about imagination than about dominance: claim the largest narrative, occupy the most space, force others to negotiate on your terrain.
The subtext also flatters the listener. It invites you into the same aspirational club where boldness is the main credential. Theres no mention of craft, constraints, or competence, because the emotional payoff comes from bypassing those boring gates. Big thinking becomes a moral stance, not just a tactic.
Context matters: coming from a businessman-turned-celebrity brand, the advice doubles as brand reinforcement. It sells a worldview where outcomes follow confidence, where scale substitutes for detail, and where audacity is not a risk but a right. That seduction is the point: it makes ambition feel like common sense.
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Trump, Donald. (2026, February 16). As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/as-long-as-youre-going-to-be-thinking-anyway-173047/
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"As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big." FixQuotes, 16 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/as-long-as-youre-going-to-be-thinking-anyway-173047/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.




