I think fully, that an independent candidate can't win in this country. The Constitution is structured for basically a two-party government, a two-party race.

What has changed is that people have stopped working together.

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

Is your company so small you have to do everything for yourself? Wait until you're so big that you can't. That's worse.

Now, you might say – “But why should we pay people for doing what they’re supposed to do?” It’s a fair question – but think of it this way: Every other anti-poverty program that’s been tried has failed to get the national poverty rate below 11 percent... Why shouldn’t we experiment with a program built around the one strategy that has proven time and again to work wonders – capitalism?

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

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