I was a Democrat before I was a Republican before I became an independent and I never changed my principles.

I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers.

I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

If people are not smoking, they'll probably be drinking more.

I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough!

People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy.

You don't make spending decisions, investment decisions, hiring decisions, or whether-you're-going-to-look-for-a-job decisions when you don't know what's going to happen.