Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Michael "Mike" Rubens Bloombergis an American business magnate, politician, and philanthropist. With a net worth of US$46.7 billion as of July 2016, Bloomberg is the 6th richest person in the United States and the 8th richest in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 February 1942
CountryUnited States of America
smile couple sleep
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. It's not an issue.
hard-work right-time hard
After hard work, the biggest determinant is being in the right place at the right time.
path resources dead-ends
In science, a path that turns out to be a dead end is very useful because you don't devote resources to focusing on that; you go elsewheres.
numbers people certain
If you can't prove it's not true then a certain number of people will glom on and say it is true.
responsibility government cells
Despite its potential, the federal government has restricted funding for creating new cell lines - putting the burden of any future research squarely on the shoulders of the private sector. Government's most basic responsibility, however, is the health and welfare of its people, so it has a duty to encourage appropriate scientific investigations that could possibly save the lives of millions.
dream native-american cities
This is the city of dreamers and time and again it's the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed.
mountain ifs
If someone tells me they skied all day and never fell down, I tell them to find another mountain.
secret democracy trying
Organizing around a common interest is a fundamental part of democracy. We should no more try to take away the right of individuals to collectively bargain than we should try to take away the right to a secret ballot.
communication thinking media
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.
class half students
I was the one of those students who made the top half of the class possible.
friday night men
If it wasn't for O'Flanagan's Pub on Manhattan's Upper East Side, I don't know where I would have spent my Friday nights as a young man.
graduation games numbers
In the game of life, when the final buzzer sounds, the only stat you carry with you is the number of assists you made.
advice president matter
I'd be happy to provide advice if anybody asked me no matter who the President is.
proud should be-proud
I don't know why you should be proud of something. It doesn't make you any better or worse. You are what you are.