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
lying never-lie ifs
I never lie, so if somebody asked me a question, I told them.
government purpose should
Government should not tell you what to do unless there's a compelling public purpose.
polls depends
You can't depend on polls.
inspirational entrepreneur decision
I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.
country jobs government
And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government.
success business good-luck
I am what I am and, you know, I'm a very lucky guy.
school world wells
Well, we have to provide the world's best schools. We certainly don't have them, but that's our objective.
new-york america people
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.
jobs government house
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.
jobs real mean
I will say that walking down the street, getting on the subway, taking the elevator, if there's one or two people and they say, 'Great job, Mayor,' that is a real turn-on. I mean, anybody that wouldn't find that satisfying, rewarding, exciting, thrilling - I think they should see the doctor.
success business responsibility
Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.
use stubborn appropriate
Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate.
people trying together
People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy.
new-york cities trying
I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough!