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title: "4 Billionaire Quotes By Michael Bloomberg"
description: "4 Billionaire quotes by Michael Bloomberg. Plus more from Michael Bloomberg and more Billionaire sayings from other authors."
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> [When I came into office, people said, 'Billionaire? How do they live? What do they eat? How do they sleep?' Today, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/when-i-came-into-office-people-said-billionaire-how-do-they-live-what/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/michael-bloomberg-1293_billionaire_when-i-came-into-office-people-said-bill_543294.png)

> [What chance does a five-foot-seven billionaire Jew who's divorced really have of becoming president?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/what-chance-does-a-five-foot-seven-billionaire-jew-who-s-divorced/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/michael-bloomberg-1293_becoming_what-chance-does-a-five-foot-seven-billi_1970273.png)

> [Getting the job done has been the basis for the success my company has achieved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/getting-the-job-done-has-been-the-basis-for-the-success-my-company/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/michael-bloomberg-1293_achieved_getting-the-job-done-has-been-the-basis_2579208.png)

> [I like the theater, dining and chasing women. Let me put it this way: I am a single, straight billionaire in Manhattan.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-like-the-theater-dining-and-chasing-women-let-me-put-it-this-way-i/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

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## More by Michael Bloomberg

> [I'm not going to run for president. No way, no how.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-m-not-going-to-run-for-president-no-way-no-how/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [Now, you might say – “But why should we pay people for doing what they’re supposed to do?” It’s a fair question – but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/now-you-might-say-but-why-should-we-pay-people-for-doing-what-they-re/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [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?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/what-i-m-trying-to-do-is-to-create-excitement-so-people-looking-at/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [You have to understand, we have better communications and better transportation, so people know what's available elsewhere and can get a message out, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/you-have-to-understand-we-have-better-communications-and-better/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [ The system \[in U.S.\] is designed for a two-party system. And those two parties have an interest in keeping third parties out. There's too… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/the-system-in-u-s-is-designed-for-a-two-party-system-and-those-two/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/if-you-want-to-do-something-for-your-children-and-show-how-much-you/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [We haven't had a world war in a long time. We do have mass movements of people out of Syria and North Africa. But,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/we-haven-t-had-a-world-war-in-a-long-time-we-do-have-mass-movements/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [I think one of the great dangers here is going and categorizing anybody from one religion as a terrorist. That's not true... That would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-think-one-of-the-great-dangers-here-is-going-and-categorizing/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/stubborn-isn-t-a-word-i-would-use-to-describe-myself-pigheaded-is/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/many-of-america-s-and-new-york-s-sons-and-daughters-are-around-the/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/if-you-really-believe-that-you-re-making-a-difference-and-that-you/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [The next day after I got fired, literally the next day, I started a new company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/the-next-day-after-i-got-fired-literally-the-next-day-i-started-a-new/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/we-all-must-recognize-that-homeland-security-funds-should-be/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [In New York City, a lot of people think "the great outdoors" is the area between your front door and a taxi cab.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/in-new-york-city-a-lot-of-people-think-the-great-outdoors-is-the-area/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [Is your company so small you have to do everything for yourself? Wait until you're so big that you can't. That's worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/is-your-company-so-small-you-have-to-do-everything-for-yourself-wait/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

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