You can bet - a good chance of Hillary [Clinton], a good chance of [Donald] Trump - but not 100% in either case.

What chance does a five-foot-seven billionaire Jew who's divorced really have of becoming president?

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

I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause.

I'm worried about the world because there's chaos in the Middle East, and I think the Iranian deal [to lift sanctions] is going to continue the Shia-Sunni battles, the Persian-Arab battles.

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

Keep in mind, Mike Bloomberg's kids and grandkids are breathing that air just like the coalminers' families are breathing that air. And the coalminers are the ones that have the conflict. They want their jobs, I understand that. They need to be able to feed their families. They also have to worry about their health and the health of their families.