To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path. Michael Bloomberg More Quotes by Michael Bloomberg More Quotes From Michael Bloomberg The mistake that was made in the '70s is we stopped policing the streets, we stopped cleaning the streets, we stopped cleaning the graffiti off buildings, we stopped supporting our cultural institutions and building parks and schools and all those kinds of things. Michael Bloomberg graffiti mistake school If you have one farm worker, typically they create three jobs with higher compensation and higher skills - the people that pack, the people that ship, the people that inspect, the people that sell, that sort of thing. Michael Bloomberg skills jobs people Mayors are very different, because mayors can't be on both sides of every issue. Mayors have to take an explicit stance. Just go with your gut and say what you believe, and you'll be fine. If you're not fine, at least you'll like what you see in the mirror. Michael Bloomberg issues mirrors believe When it comes to public school education, we have been unwilling to measure our results. We've been unwilling to pay based on performance. We have tenure where, even if you can't teach, you can't get fired. We've been unwilling to invest in new schools. Michael Bloomberg results pay school The public wants elected officials who have character. The public wants elected officials who are willing to stand up and say things, even if they don't agree with them. Michael Bloomberg agree want character We're America, and we have to stop worrying about what happens overseas, and to be optimistic, even though nobody should think we're not going to have some difficult times. Michael Bloomberg optimistic america thinking [He] did a masterful job of landing the plane in the river and then making sure that everybody got out. He walked the plane twice after everybody else was off and tried to verify that there was nobody else onboard, and he ... made sure that there was nobody behind him. Michael Bloomberg Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is making a bet about democracy in 2020. He doesnt need people, he only needs bags and bags of money. I think Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is wrong and thats what we need to prove in this election. Michael Bloomberg politics I'm running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America, we cannot afford four more years of President Trump's reckless and unethical actions. Michael Bloomberg top-news I know what it takes to beat Trump, because I already have. And I will do it again. Michael Bloomberg top-news The distribution of wealth across society is an absolute scandal. Michael Bloomberg politics In terms of running for office, I ran three times. I used only my own money, so I didn't have to ask anybody what they wanted in return for a contribution, the public liked that every time they elected me. And, if I ran again, I would do the same thing. Michael Bloomberg top-news I think putting the sport into places where people have access to it is obviously incredibly important, sometimes because of the set-up and what it takes with the animals, we don't always get to be in big cities and be where it's easy for people to get to. Michael Bloomberg sports Obviously the sport gets a bit of a wrap as an elitist sport, and it is very expensive, the majority of top riders didn't come from money. Michael Bloomberg sports Hopefully our deliberations will be helpful to you as you formulate climate policy. Michael Bloomberg environment I think we could never afford that, we are talking about trillions of dollars. I think you could have Medicare for all for people who are uncovered, but that's a smaller group. Michael Bloomberg top-news The bottom line is there is no excuse for the political stunt just because The President had made a commitment when The President ran for office and afterwards, the President can not get it done and deliver for The President constituency. The President should just stand up and say I tried and let's get on with the next thing. Michael Bloomberg politics Democrats wrongly blame the private sector for our problems. Michael Bloomberg politics We need to go further, the FDA should immediately move to regulate flavored e-cigarettes, instead of waiting until 2022, as it is currently planning to do. Michael Bloomberg health-news I've never thought that the public is well-served when one party is entirely out of power, and I think the past year and half has been evidence of that. Michael Bloomberg politics
