Now, you might say – “But why should we pay people for doing what they’re supposed to do?” It’s a fair question… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
The system [in U.S.] is designed for a two-party system. And those two parties have an interest in keeping third parties out.… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
I know something about how to build constituencies in an independent way. — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
The Russian economy is way down because of the price of oil, and because the USSR was a big chunk of it. — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Most people won't have opportunity to do full-time service, but those lucky enough to have monetary wealth or some spare time really… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
I think we are not serious about attacking the long-term debt problem, and that's one of the things that he's going to… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Design does matter. And not necessarily in a way that people realize. A lot of what you do, people take for granted… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
And I think the more money you put in people's hands, the more they will spend. And if they don't spend it,… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
I like the theater, dining and chasing women. Let me put it this way: I am a single, straight billionaire in Manhattan.… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Now, you might say – “But why should we pay people for doing what they’re supposed to do?” It’s a fair question – but… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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?… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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,… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate. — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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. — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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,… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
The next day after I got fired, literally the next day, I started a new company. — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image