Michael Bloomberg

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

“The level of analysis that is done when you see laws created, whether it's the city or state or federal level - it's much more horse-trading than analysis.”

“And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so g...”

“Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it - they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history...”

“No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television; this is reality. She understands the job of president. It invo...”

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

“The public is mad, frustrated, but what the public wants is progress.”

“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...”

“I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.”

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

“Because of my success in the private sector, I had the chance to run America's largest city for 12 years, governing in the wake of its greatest tragedy.”

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

“You don't make spending decisions, investment decisions, hiring decisions, or whether-you're-going-to-look-for-a-job decisions when you don't know what's going to happen.”

“Unemployment in America today is too high. And part of the reason, unfortunately, is that many companies cannot fill the high-skilled jobs increasingly at risk of going overseas.”

“The people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry. But we live in a complex world where you're going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden...”

“I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.”

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

“Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to...”

“I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough!”

“There is no business in America that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions.”