And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.
Michael Bloomberg

I am what I am and, you know, I'm a very lucky guy.
Michael Bloomberg

I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers.
Michael Bloomberg

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.
Michael Bloomberg

Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.
Michael Bloomberg

It is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror.
Michael Bloomberg

It's no fun to protest on an empty stomach.
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.
Michael Bloomberg

No place epitomizes the American experience and the American spirit more than New York City.
Michael Bloomberg

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

The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.
Michael Bloomberg

These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, it's so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run.
Michael Bloomberg

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 and has triumphed.
Michael Bloomberg

We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.
Michael Bloomberg

We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high.
Michael Bloomberg

We cannot continue. Our pension costs and health care costs for our employees are going to bankrupt this city.
Michael Bloomberg

We will go forward... we will never go back.
Michael Bloomberg

We will rebuild, renew and remain the capital of the free world.
Michael Bloomberg

We've shown the world that New York can never be defeated, because of its dynamic and diverse population and because it embodies the spirit of enterprise and the love of liberty.
Michael Bloomberg

Well, we have to provide the world's best schools. We certainly don't have them, but that's our objective.
Michael Bloomberg