Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Michael "Mike" Rubens Bloombergis an American business magnate, politician, and philanthropist. With a net worth of US$46.7 billion as of July 2016, Bloomberg is the 6th richest person in the United States and the 8th richest in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 February 1942
CountryUnited States of America
cutting entitlement economic
You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesn't work. And what's good theater and what's good politics isn't necessarily good economic policy.
life-is-too-short surround-yourself-with-good-people surround-yourself-with-positive-people
Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure,
passion catchy temper
I never liked anyone who didn't have a temper. If you don't have a temper, you don't have any passion.
book law want
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.
freedom thinking certain
I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.
community important benches
When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society.
weed marijuana cannabis
You bet I did and I enjoyed it.
next-day next company
The next day after I got fired, literally the next day, I started a new company.
organization giving inspire
The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.
bible election week
A lot can happen in a week - just read any Bible, .. On the seventh day, Election Day, unlike the Bible, we can't rest.
expectations
Buy what's deliverable, not what could be.
country thinking virginia
If you think of all the publicity about the terrible tragedy of Virginia Tech, we have a Virginia Tech in this country every day. It's just spread across 50 states.
path failing okay
In business, when you fail at something, when something doesn't work, you say okay, we've learned that that's not a path to go down.
charity complaining world
I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.