Michael Bloomberg Quotes

I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress.

I'm not someone who thinks Republicans are always wrong and Democrats are always right.

From the political angle, I'm trying to be apolitical if you will. I mean people say, 'Are you a red state or blue state?', I say, 'I'm purple.' I think there are great ideas on both sides of the aisle and neither side has cornered the market.

I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.

Important issues do not always split along party lines.

I don't think that the Left has a monopoly on bad ideas. I don't think the Right has a monopoly on good ideas.

It always is a battle for a Republican in Connecticut, even one who's a moderate like I am, and one who's an independent thinker.

It takes guts in this country to refuse to be a Democrat or a Republican.

Not every Democratic idea is a good one; not every Republican idea is a bad one.

Sometimes I'm a little Republican, sometimes I'm a little Democrat.

Well, I don't know too many governors who are flaming ideologues.

I'm a Democrat, but I'm really bipartisan - some people might say nonpartisan.

I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas.

The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds.

I don't care what the political establishment says, Republican, Democrat - I'm a problem solver.

I hate Republicans and everything they stand for.

I come from a democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.

It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.

The most biased people are the Democrats.

I'm the most independent and conservative Democrat in New York State.

You see, to me, it doesn't really matter if an elected official has a D or an R behind her name, or his name. I honestly don't give a damn about who belongs to either political party.

In my state, the Republican Party was the most progressive party.

What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.

I do not understand those who divide political life from the point of view of political parties.

The Republican and Democratic parties have accomplished an amazing feat with the red state/blue state paradigm. They've convinced everyone that regardless of how bad they are, the other guy is worse.