Quotes By Michael Bloomberg

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, 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.

You must first be willing to fail - and you must have the courage to go for it anyway.

In the game of life, when the final buzzer sounds, the only stat you carry with you is the number of assists you made.

To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path.

I like the theater, dining and chasing women. Let me put it this way: I am a single, straight billionaire in Manhattan. It's like a wet dream.

Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for.

Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

I am heading straight in. I have earned my place in heaven. It's not even close.

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

Central planning didn't work for Stalin or Mao, and it won't work for an entrepreneur either.

Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.

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

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.

There are lots of threats to you in the world. There's the threat of a heart attack for genetic reasons. You can't sit there and worry about everything. Get a life.

If you don't encounter setbacks in your career, if you don't have doubts and disappointments, let me tell you, you're not dreaming big enough.

Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

We will rebuild, renew and remain the capital of the free world [after 9/11 attack].

We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That's life. And it's 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.