Michael Bloomberg Quotes - Page 2

No place epitomizes the American experience and the American spirit more than New York City.

Cities with clean air gain an economic advantage, because where people want to live and work, businesses want to invest.

You bet I did and I enjoyed it.

Buy what's deliverable, not what could be.

The next day after I got fired, literally the next day, I started a new company.

There will be ups, there will be downs, there will be sideways. I can just tell you I have been hired, I have been fired, I have been lauded, I have been vilified. I've said some of the most brilliant things that just by accident appeared on my tongue, and I've said some of the dumbest things that you could imagine. But each day - even the day that I knew I was going to be fired - I looked forward to because I've always believed that tomorrow was going to be the best day of my life.

What chance does a five-foot-seven billionaire Jew who's divorced really have of becoming president?

There is no accountability today... no willingness to focus on big ideas.

I know a con when I see one.

If you are honest with yourself and if you want to like what you see in the mirror, is you have to say what you really believe.

You can't sit there and worry about everything.

We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not.

In the game of life, when the final buzzer sounds, the only stat you carry with you is the number of assists you made.

Nobody wants a job where they don't have authority to go along with the responsibility. Quite the contrary. The more authority you give people, the better people you can attract, and the harder they're going to work, and the more loyal they are going to be.

Fighting climate change isn't just an obligation we owe to future generations. It's also an opportunity to improve public health - and drive economic growth - in the here and now.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

I am heading straight in. I have earned my place in heaven. It’s not even close.

The public is mad, frustrated, but what the public wants is progress.

Donald Trump says he wants to run America like he's running his business? God help us.

What I'm trying to do is to create excitement. So people looking at the Bloomberg's office building say, "My goodness, what's going on here? There's something different about this company." You want the employees to get psyched. And it's a chance to meet each other. My job is to get people to work together. With free food and no offices, even for Bloomberg, this might be considered one of the world's great corporate headquarters.

What you've got to do is be honest. Say what you believe. Give it to them straight. Just don't wuss out.

I was the one of those students who made the top half of the class possible.

If you want to do something for your children and show how much you love them, the single best thing-by far-is to support organizations that will create a better world for them and their children.

Getting the job done has been the basis for the success my company has achieved.

We've shown the world that New York can never be defeated, because of its dynamic and diverse population and because it embodies the spirit of enterprise and the love of liberty. And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.