104 Powerful Quotes By Michael Bloomberg
Founder, CEO, and the owner of Bloomberg L.P. global financial services, Michael Bloomberg is one of America’s well known businessmen, politicians, authors and philanthropists. He is an entrepreneur who looked at the world as an opportunity where others saw obstacles. He served three consecutive terms as Mayor of New York City, both as a Democrat and Republican. He believed that New York was a place for those who had faith in themselves and had a dream. To him, taxes were a necessary evil for those who want services. We have curated some of his thoughts and quotes from his books, speeches, and articles. Here is a look at some of Michael Bloomberg’s quotes on belief, world, money, people, dreams, America, liberty, etc.
America is the greatest country on Earth - and when people vote with their feet, they come here.
I understand the appeal of a businessman president. But Trump's business plan is a disaster in the making.
We can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and do more to support small businesses, not stiff them.
Because of my success in the private sector, I had the chance to run America's largest city for 12 years, governing in the wake of its greatest tragedy.
I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.
I think one of the great dangers here is going and categorizing anybody from one religion as a terrorist. That's not true... That would let the terrorists win. That's what they want us to do.
I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.
I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough!
The CIA will only hire people with impeccable credentials to be a translator. 'Impeccable credentials' means you've never lived outside the United States.
Trees will improve property values, take pollutants out of the air, help with water runoff.
The level of analysis that is done when you see laws created, whether it's the city or state or federal level - it's much more horse-trading than analysis.
There's a fascinating statistic: One out of every four people in America has visited New York since 9/11. It is astounding. Now, I don't know how you count it; it's some people coming multiple times.
My father worked all the time.
I don't know why you should be proud of something. It doesn't make you any better or worse. You are what you are.
I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.
You can't sit there and worry about everything.
Government shouldn't tell you whom to marry.
I've always thought if we don't want to enforce laws on the books, we should remove them from the books. But when you have laws, you breed contempt if you don't enforce them.
I never lie, so if somebody asked me a question, I told them.
There is no business in America that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions.
Our goal here in New York is to ensure that every child who graduates high school is ready to start a career or start college and to dramatically increase the number of students that graduate from college.
Progress really is possible.
I mean, you know, we don't live in a perfect world.
We should remember it wasn't so long ago that confidence in New York was in short supply.
You can't depend on polls.
I know something about how to build constituencies in an independent way.
What chance does a five-foot-seven billionaire Jew who's divorced really have of becoming president?
I'd be happy to provide advice if anybody asked me no matter who the President is.
Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.
To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path.
