Michael Bloomberg Quotes

A collection of quotes by Michael Bloomberg.

Michael Bloomberg is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician. Born on February 14, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts, he is best known as the co-founder, CEO, and majority owner of Bloomberg L.P., a global financial services company. Bloomberg graduated from John Hopkins University and went on to earn his MBA from Harvard Business School.

In 2002, Bloomberg ventured into politics and was elected as the Mayor of New York City, serving three consecutive terms from 2002 to 2013. During his tenure, he focused on various social and economic issues, including public health, education, and environmental sustainability. He is particularly known for his successful initiatives in reducing crime rates and improving public spaces.

Beyond his political career, Bloomberg has dedicated significant time and resources to philanthropy. He has pledged substantial funds to support various causes, including public health, education reform, climate change, and gun control. His philanthropic organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, works on a global scale to address pressing societal challenges.

Bloomberg has also made multiple bids for the United States presidency, running as a candidate in the Democratic primaries in 2020. Although he did not secure the nomination, he remains an influential figure in politics, business, and philanthropy.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yoursel

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


Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embrace

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


No place epitomizes the American experience and the American

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

Michael Bloomberg


I don't believe that government is good at picking technolog

I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated.

Michael Bloomberg


It's scary in this country, it's probably because of our bad

It's scary in this country, it's probably because of our bad educational system, but the percentage of people that believe in Creationalism is really scary for a country that's going to have to compete in the world where science and medicine require a better understanding.

Michael Bloomberg

Science People System

And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, ev

And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government.

Michael Bloomberg

Family

When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant,

When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society.

Michael Bloomberg

Society

This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going f

This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. It's not politically viable it's not morally right it's just not going to happen.

Michael Bloomberg

Society

What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europ

What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going to have enormous impact on America, that's a very big trading partner of ours, and people own securities around the world in this day and age.

Michael Bloomberg

Age

If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather

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

Money

People use so much more health care when they live longer.

People use so much more health care when they live longer.

Michael Bloomberg

Health

Government shouldn't tell you whom to marry.

Government shouldn't tell you whom to marry.

Michael Bloomberg

Government

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?

Michael Bloomberg

Government

I think if you look at people, whether in business or govern

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

Business

I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job

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

Government

Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get

Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it - they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history, you can do that. And then you have to give visas for the skills we need.

Michael Bloomberg

History

You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, an

You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesn't work. And what's good theater and what's good politics isn't necessarily good economic policy.

Michael Bloomberg

Politics

I'm trying to change the culture in New York City that's har

I'm trying to change the culture in New York City that's hard enough!

Michael Bloomberg

Change

We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that

We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not.

Michael Bloomberg

Legal

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the onset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway, he thought it quite as well that they should wrinkle up their eyes in grins, as have a malady in the less attractive forms.

Charles Dickens

Dad