Michael Bloomberg Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

We will go forward, we will never go back.

I never lie, so if somebody asked me a question, I told them.

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

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

I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.

Progress is not inevitable, It's up to us to create it.

Have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

If someone tells me they skied all day and never fell down, I tell them to find another mountain.

I know a con when I see one.

You're entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.

I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world.

You can't depend on polls.

Buy what's deliverable, not what could be.

You can't sit there and worry about everything.

The next day after I got fired, literally the next day, I started a new company.

After hard work, the biggest determinant is being in the right place at the right time.

You bet I did and I enjoyed it.

Getting the job done has been the basis for the success my company has achieved.

What has changed is that people have stopped working together.

I know how to make decisions and stand up to criticism every day.

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

I don't know why people carry guns. Guns kill people.