Michael Bloomberg Quotes

You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.

A ghetto can be improved in only one way; out of existence.

We're tying to get Baltimore on the right track.

We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city.

If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in the business strips.

Every Maryland family wants financial security, schools that work, quality healthcare, safer neighborhoods, and ever-expanding economic opportunity. These are the building blocks of a superior quality of life.

Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.

Working on the film really made me confront my opinions about change and gentrification.

My passion is to create a better society for our future citizens.

Design is about creating spaces for people to enjoy and of course, creating moments where you elevate the spirit, but 'design for good' is figuring out a program that not only creates better spaces, but creates jobs, creates new industry and really kind of raises the conversation about how we rebuild.

India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.

Godrej is committed towards improving quality of life in society.

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.

If you help disabled children, it's very appealing. If you help kids with cancer, those are the things you get credit for and those things are beautiful. But when it comes to stopping violence or really putting the time into rebuilding schools, that's just a different kind of project. It takes more than just money to do that.

You cannot let men live like pigs …. We need not wait for the Millennium to get rid of the slum. We can do it now.

I want to be known internationally as one of the most creative real estate developers in low-income communities. I want to be known as someone who actually promotes economic diversity and does a great job.

There's a long list of investments that governments could and should be making. There is strengthening infrastructure, such as transport and communications; there is investment in education; there is investment in families, particularly putting measures in place that free women from having to make the choice between raising a family and work.

Habitat for Humanity is making Cleveland better every day.

In Odisha, we have concentrated on people and their development. We hope to take Odisha to new heights.

My take on gentrification and change is it's usually always a better thing, because when you see all these businesses open and flourishing, that means there are more jobs.

As a society, we need to refocus on creating an economy that works for everyone. I believe the business community is in the best position to lead the way.

I wish every international or national corporate would be given a rule to set up companies in rural areas, where they would have to provide hospitals, schools, low-cost housing and free medical care, training, and then employment - but not on agricultural land.

The aim of SK's fundamental change is to increase happiness and share it with society.

Development must be such that it positively transforms the lives of the common people.

Electricity can transform people's lives, not just economically but also socially.