Fifty percent of the world's population lives in cities. In a couple of decades, 70 percent of the world's population will be living in cities. Cities are where the problem is. Cities are where the solution is, where creativity exists to address the challenges and where they have most impact. This is why, in 2005, the C40 was founded, an organization of cities that address climate change. It started with 18 cities; now it's 91. Cities simply are the key to saving the planet.
Michael BloombergTaxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.
Michael BloombergNobody's going to go home for a year and come back. Nobody could ever enforce that. Nobody in their right mind would ever try to do it.
Michael BloombergAnd because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.
Michael Bloomberg