Quotes by Michael Bloomberg

About Michael Bloomberg:

Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American business magnate, politician, and philanthropist. He served as the 108th Mayor of New York City, holding office for three consecutive terms beginning with his first election in 2001. With a net worth of $36.5 billion, he is the 10th richest person in the United States and the 13th wealthiest in the world.
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The public is mad, frustrated, but what the public wants is progress.

Michael Bloomberg

You know, if it's a three-way race, the public has more choice than if it's a two-way race, and has more choice in a two-way race than a one-way race.

Michael Bloomberg

To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path.

Michael Bloomberg

We should remember it wasn't so long ago that confidence in New York was in short supply.

Michael Bloomberg

If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be...

Michael Bloomberg

It's no fun to protest on an empty stomach.

Michael Bloomberg

We will go forward... we will never go back.

Michael Bloomberg

Well, you have the public not wanting any new spending, you have the Republicans not wanting any new taxes, you have the Democrats not wanting any new spending cuts, you have the markets not wanting any new borrowing, and you have the economists want...

Michael Bloomberg

I'm not going to run for president. No way, no how.

Michael Bloomberg

You can't depend on polls.

Michael Bloomberg

I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.

Michael Bloomberg

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.

Michael Bloomberg

We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring.

Michael Bloomberg

You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world.

Michael Bloomberg

You don't make spending decisions, investment decisions, hiring decisions, or whether-you're-going-to-look-for-a-job decisions when you don't know what's going to happen.

Michael Bloomberg

You can't define what's middle class, what is wealthy, what is poor.

Michael Bloomberg

And if I were the president, I'd go out there and I'd emphasize the things I have done, and I'd say, 'Some things haven't worked, and I'm sorry about that, but I keep trying.' And I'm - and I think the president is a very viable candidate, and you're...

Michael Bloomberg

I'd be happy to provide advice if anybody asked me no matter who the President is.

Michael Bloomberg

China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets.

Michael Bloomberg

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.

Michael Bloomberg

You can't sit there and worry about everything.

Michael Bloomberg

Author Bio

  • NameMichael Bloomberg
  • DescriptionAmerican businessman and politician, mayor of New York City
  • AliasesMichael Rubens Bloomberg
  • BornFebruary 14, 1942
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBusinessperson; Politician; Aviator; Writer