You can't depend on polls. Michael Bloomberg More Quotes by Michael Bloomberg More Quotes From Michael Bloomberg Like Israel, New York City's history has been defined by immigrants who come in search of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life. And like Israel, New York City has remained a target for terrorists who seek to destroy that freedom Michael Bloomberg citiesnew-yorkopportunity Government caters to those screaming the loudest, regardless of what they're screaming about. In business, it's exactly the opposite! You invest more in the most successful departments, and less in those that aren't performing. Michael Bloomberg governmentbusinesssuccessful I think that all money can do is to get your message out. Unfortunately, we live in a world where you have to use mass media to communicate with the people, and it just costs an awful lot of money. Michael Bloomberg communicationmediathinking If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than his secretary's. In fact a very small percentage of people in this country pay a big chunk of the taxes. Michael Bloomberg ordinarycountrypeople I think that most of the candidates [for presidency] can't run the railroad, and I still worry that whoever gets elected will have policies designed for political rather than practical reasons. Michael Bloomberg worryrunningthinking I think that ... none of [the candidates in he third party] have the courage to do what's right for the country. And I have, now, two grandchildren, which I didn't have before. I'd like to leave them a better world. Michael Bloomberg grandchildrenpartycountry I'm not going to talk about supporting somebody for a long time. I don't know who the two party candidates are going to be. Michael Bloomberg partytwolong We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring. Michael Bloomberg citiesjobsworld The system [in U.S.] is designed for a two-party system. And those two parties have an interest in keeping third parties out. There's too much of the structure that works in the two-party way. They will keep the third party out. Michael Bloomberg too-muchpartytwo You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China. Michael Bloomberg bridgesgonelooks If people are not smoking, they'll probably be drinking more. Michael Bloomberg drinkingsmokingpeople In fact, you see Hillary [Clinton] moving very far to the left. You see all the Republicans moving very far to the right. Michael Bloomberg republicanfactsmoving China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets. Michael Bloomberg investingcosteurope You've got to give people a fair chance of saying what they believe, and then you've got to decide, "Do you believe 'em?" Michael Bloomberg givingbelievepeople The fact is, the most painful and tragic lesson of the 20th century was that regimes based on racial superiority and religious hatred can't be trusted to keep their word to the international community. Michael Bloomberg communityracismreligious People vote against their own interests that all the time. But when you do the polling in the U.S., it has gone from less than 50 percent who thought climate change was real to 70-odd percent. And if you listen to the Republicans in Congress, they used to say, "Oh, climate change doesn't exist." Then they switched to "Well, it exists, but it's not man-made," to "Well, I'm going to address the issue." Why? Because when they go home, the local constituent says, "Wait a second. What are you talking about? We just had a flood. We haven't had rain in a long time." They can't get away from it. Michael Bloomberg realrainhome Don't think that I'm - I'd- I'm infallible. Will always make mistakes. Michael Bloomberg making-mistakesmistakethinking I think [Winston] Churchill said it was " [democracy] the worst of all systems except for all the others." And that's probably true. It's never gone easily. Michael Bloomberg democracygonethinking I'm worried about the world because there's chaos in the Middle East, and I think the Iranian deal [to lift sanctions] is going to continue the Shia-Sunni battles, the Persian-Arab battles. Michael Bloomberg battleworldthinking We would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone else. In fact, to cave to popular sentiment would be to hand a victory to the terrorists, and we should not stand for that. Michael Bloomberg playhandsenemy
