Quotes from John Catsimatidis

The media doesn't always reflect reality.

I just want to reflect the respect I have for animals.

It is tough that a lot of kids have single-family homes.

I made a ton of money.

I believe that all people that are successful should pay back their cities, their states, their towns, our country.

I'm not ashamed of being successful. You know, they criticized Romney for being ashamed of it. I think we've got to inspire our kids that we shouldn't be ashamed to be successful.

Everyone - whether it's the Jews, the Greeks, the Catholics - everybody is entitled to religious beliefs and entitled to their traditions.

When the commodities go up and the cost of transportation is going up, and the value of the dollar is going down, it's all going to translate to an 8 to 10 percent rise in food prices.

I have a love factor with the minorities.

I am a real New Yorker... I didn't go to Harvard, I didn't go to Yale... I rooted for the Yankees; I didn't root for the Boston Red Sox.

One mentor I had taught me that people do what you inspect, not necessarily what you expect. In other words, if nobody is watching, there will be some slack off.

I could be like Joe Kennedy and say, 'My kids are going to run for president!'

Bill Clinton told me that when he was 14, he shook John Kennedy's hand, and that inspired him to be president.

As mayor, I would support law enforcement, not knock it down.

I'm the same businessman Donald Trump is.

Americans like buying American vs. buying from Chavez or buying from the Middle East.

I'm not a Mike Bloomberg billionaire.

It seems everyone knows the value of a cantaloupe or a quart of milk.

I was a Clinton Democrat for twenty years.

There are two New Yorks - Manhattan and everything else. I'm a Manhattanite. I feel sorry for those people who aren't.

I was a Mitt Romney Republican because he was pro-business.

Anytime you cut food stamps, it naturally affects sales. People spend less.

Grocery stores can't afford to pay $80 a square foot. At that rate, we are going out of business.

All my life, I've been winning, ok?