A biography for Michael Bloomberghasn’t been written yet.
“You can't define what's middle class, what is wealthy, what is poor.”
“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.”
“Today, as an independent, an entrepreneur, and a former mayor, I believe we need a president who is a problem solver, not a bomb thrower. Someone who can bring members of Congress together to get things done. And I know Hillary Clinton can do that because I saw it firsthand.”
“If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than his secretary's. In fact a very small percentage of people in this country pay a big chunk of the taxes.”
“ככל ששמים יותר כסף בידי האנשים כך הם קונים יותר, ואם הם לא קונים אז הם משקיעים והשקעות הן טובות ליצירת מקומות עבודה.”
“הייתי דמוקרט, הייתי רפובליקני ואחר כך הפכתי לעצמאי כיוון שאינני מאמין שלאף מפלגה יש מונופול על רעיונות טובים.”
“אני יודע לקבל החלטות ולעמוד בפני ביקורת.”
“I never lie, so if somebody asked me a question, I told them.”
“Progress really is possible.”
“The public is upset. If they haven't lost their job, they know somebody that has. If they haven't lost their house, they know somebody that has. What do you do? When something's wrong, it's government's job to fix it, it must be government that's responsible for causing it.”
“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.”
“What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going to have enormous impact on America, that's a very big trading partner of ours, and people own securities around the world in this day and age.”
“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.”
“Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that as much if not more than anybody else after the terrible tragedy of 9/11.”
“We would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone else. In fact, to cave to popular sentiment would be to hand a victory to the terrorists, and we should not stand for that.”
“I'd be happy to provide advice if anybody asked me no matter who the President is.”
“Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside six percent. We educate the doctors, and then don't give 'em a green card.”
“It is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.”
“I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.”
“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.”