Most people won't have opportunity to do full-time service, but those lucky enough to have monetary wealth or some spare time really can make an enormous difference. As someone who's now in the public sector, and is seeing up-close-and-personal the real impact of what we do and what we give, I can tell you: every dollar and every volunteer help, in more ways than you can count.
Michael BloombergWe're [New York] the world's second home, the place where every religion is practiced and every culture is celebrated.
Michael BloombergThe people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry. But we live in a complex world where you're going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution, I think, have to change.
Michael BloombergYou can bet - a good chance of Hillary [Clinton], a good chance of [Donald] Trump - but not 100% in either case.
Michael BloombergWhat the Democrats have to understand is that while we do need to reform our regulation and we do need more restrictions, it is true that it is capitalism and free enterprise and companies that create jobs and wealth for every American.
Michael BloombergNow, you might say โ โBut why should we pay people for doing what theyโre supposed to do?โ Itโs a fair question โ but think of it this way: Every other anti-poverty program thatโs been tried has failed to get the national poverty rate below 11 percent... Why shouldnโt we experiment with a program built around the one strategy that has proven time and again to work wonders โ capitalism?
Michael Bloomberg