Quotes by Michael Bloomberg

“Youre going to see a million people here who have the courage to come and not let terrorists win, and thats exactly what we should all do.”

“I am what I am and, you know, Im a very lucky guy.”

“With a lot of luck, later on this evening we will look back on this and say, Where were you when the lights went out? but nobody will have gotten hurt,”

“It would be have been outrageous to grant them immunity when firearms kill 7,000 people in this country every year,”

“Nobody knows what any building would look like, ... You have to see who wants to rent or buy and when the economy really needs them. I think youre seeing the democratic process working exactly the way it should.”

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

“In the end, it is Albany and the labor unions that we have to depend on,”

“You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world,”

“Last night was just a typical New York event. -- your average 750,000 people getting together on Wednesday night to enjoy themselves.”

“Again today, we are a nation that mourns,”

We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. Thats life. And its part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11, 2001.

This is the city of dreamers and time and again its the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed.

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.

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.

The World Trade Center site will forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans if we said no to a mosque in lower Manhattan.

Ive been a Democrat, Ive been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I dont believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.

We cannot continue. Our pension costs and health care costs for our employees are going to bankrupt this city.

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

And I think the more money you put in peoples hands, the more they will spend. And if they dont spend it, they invest it. And investing it is another way of creating jobs. It puts money into mutual funds or other kinds of banks that can go out and make loans, and we need to do that.

When I came into office, people said, Billionaire? How do they live? What do they eat? How do they sleep? Today, they see me on the subway coming uptown. A couple of people say hi, some people smile and nod. Some people just sleep. Its not an issue.