Michael Bloomberg Quotes

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• It's no fun to protest on an empty stomach.
• Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.
• People use so much more health care when they live longer.
• To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path.
• We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring.
• And I think the more money you put in people's hands, the more they will spend. And if they don't spend it, they invest it.…
• I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through…
• On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than 400 of those…
• This is the city of dreamers and time and again it's the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested…
• Well, you have the public not wanting any new spending, you have the Republicans not wanting any new taxes, you have the Democrats not wanting…
• America is built around this premise that you can do it, and there are an awful lot of people who are unlikely to have done…
• China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets.
• I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.
• I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough!
• People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy.
• Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate.
• Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.
• There is no accountability today... no willingness to focus on big ideas.
• There is no business in America that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions.
• We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.

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