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

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

Michael Bloomberg

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

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

What has changed is that people have stopped working together.

What has changed is that people have stopped working together.

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

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

You bet I did and I enjoyed it.

You bet I did and I enjoyed it.

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

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

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

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

You can't sit there and worry about everything.

You can't sit there and worry about everything.

Buy what's deliverable, not what could be.

Buy what's deliverable, not what could be.

You can't depend on polls.

You can't depend on polls.

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

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

I know a con when I see one.

I know a con when I see one.

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

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

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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