Michael Bloomberg Quotes

“This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. It's not politically viable; it's not morally right; it's just not going to happen.”

“Capitalism works.”

“I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge.”

“Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate.”

“Progress really is possible.”

“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. And investing it is another way of creating jobs.”

“Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.”

“America is the greatest country on Earth - and when people vote with their feet, they come here.”

“We will rebuild, renew and remain the capital of the free world.”

“I am what I am and, you know, I'm a very lucky guy.”

“If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than his secretary's.”

“It's no fun to protest on an empty stomach.”