Bill De Blasio Quotes

Clearly, Mayor Bloomberg did some things right. I think he did a very good job on public health. He did a very good job on environment. I think he was right to achieve mayoral control of education. I don't think he then applied it the right way.

I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan.

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

A holistic solution to income inequality is going to take a lot of work, but every time you prove that one of the strands is achievable and that it has a positive impact on people's lives you take another step towards proving the bigger theory of the case.

I think small business is struggling in New York City. It's a fantastic market, it's a very appealing market, there's lots of opportunity, at the same time it's a very difficult place to build a small business.

I have my loyalty to the team of my youth. Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. The team that I grew up with was constantly the underdog but managed to prevail.

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

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.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

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.

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

We have come too far to go back, my friends.

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

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.

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.

My wife and family, to say the least, are the center of my life; they are my grounding. I don't want to sound schmaltzy, but they are my inspiration and you name it.

I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.

I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am.

I think you can be smart and directed and focused, without being obnoxious, and get plenty done.

There are families of every kind. I think a lot of people are struggling to make sense of their identity in a very complicated world.

I didn't set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office.

I think like a lot of people in this country I want to see a vision. And, again, that would be true of candidates on all levels. It's time to see a clear, bold vision for progressive economic change.

I haven't smoked marijuana since I was at NYU,

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