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title: "6 Candidates Quotes By Michael Bloomberg"
description: "6 Candidates quotes by Michael Bloomberg. Plus more from Michael Bloomberg and more Candidates sayings from other authors."
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> [ The press really is not doing its job of holding their \[the candidates'\] feet to the fire. ... The tough questions are… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/the-press-really-is-not-doing-its-job-of-holding-their-the-candidates/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/973/michael-bloomberg-1293_candidates_the-press-really-is-not-doing-its-job-of_762162.jpg)

> [ I think that ... none of \[the candidates in he third party\] have the courage to do what's right for the country.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-think-that-none-of-the-candidates-in-he-third-party-have-the/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/michael-bloomberg-1293_better-world_i-think-that-none-of-the-candidates-in-h_967040.jpg)

> [ \[ Bernie Sanders' popularity\] is exactly the same as Donald Trump's.It is a bunch of people who are disaffected with what the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/bernie-sanders-popularity-is-exactly-the-same-as-donald-trump-s-it-is/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/michael-bloomberg-1293_alternatives_bernie-sanders-popularity-is-exactly-the_1018004.png)

> [I don't have a problem with a woman being president; I just want the best candidate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-don-t-have-a-problem-with-a-woman-being-president-i-just-want-the/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/michael-bloomberg-1293_candidate_i-don-t-have-a-problem-with-a-woman-bein_1747275.png)

> [I'm not going to talk about supporting somebody for a long time. I don't know who the two party candidates are going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-m-not-going-to-talk-about-supporting-somebody-for-a-long-time-i-don/)

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

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> [ I think that most of the candidates \[for presidency\] can't run the railroad, and I still worry that whoever gets elected will… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-think-that-most-of-the-candidates-for-presidency-can-t-run-the/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a4/michael-bloomberg-1293_candidates_i-think-that-most-of-the-candidates-for_3040662.png)

## Other authors on Candidates

## 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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