I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world. I have my own State Department, much to Foggy Bottom's annoyance. We have the United Nations in New York, and so we have an entree into the diplomatic world that Washington does not have.

There is no business in America that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions.

Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States.

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

We have always had, remember, small groups of both parties that split off. There were the "blue dog Democrats." There were the "Dixie Democrats." Democrats were never going to, ever again, pull together.

I know a con when I see one.

I like the theater, dining and chasing women. Let me put it this way: I am a single, straight billionaire in Manhattan. It's like a wet dream.