At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.

I have a bold plan to break from the Bloomberg years, and end the 'Tale of Two Cities' by providing real opportunity to all New Yorkers, no matter where they live.

If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.

We are New Yorkers. Proud citizens of the greatest city on earth. Thinking big isn't new to us. It is the very foundation of who we are.

Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government.

I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.

I believe there's an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.

There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.

While this has been a private part of my family's life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.

I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.

We do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. We do it to create more success stories.

No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere:I see heaven's glories shine, And faith shines equal, arming me from fear

For God's sake, let's take the word 'possess' and put a brick round its neck and drown it ... We can't possess one another. We can only give and hazard all we have.

You have it on your noise, but you still need a glass to see it... We need others to admit our faults.

You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving.

I don't believe in asking people to spend $15 on something they've never heard before. That's just unreasonable.

How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people.

This show ["This Is Mike Stud"] will have a ton of layers that people who aren't necessarily my demographic will actually really appreciate...I'm really proud.

Cleanliness & good sanitation in schools is a matter of high importance.

when married people begin to talk about their rights, it means something has gone pretty far wrong between them.

I have been blessed to be a blessing.