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'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.

On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than 400 of those first responders did not make it out alive. In rushing into those burning buildings, not one of them asked, 'What God do you pray to?' What beliefs do you hold?'

For sure I would prefer Trump had not withdrawn from the Paris Agreement. But the fight against climate change is really done at the local level - whether it's cities, local governments or the private sector, corporate and individual. No matter what Trump says, nobody is going to go back and take the scrubber out or change back to polluting. The damage that Trump can do is if there are countries that are on the fence about whether they want to address the issue, this gives the naysayers, the doubters, those that don't want to do anything, a little more ammunition.

Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.

The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.

I'm worried about the world because of nuclear proliferation.