John Catsimatidis Quotes

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John Catsimatidis

Profession : Businessman

Birth : September 7, 1948

New York never felt the recession. New York never felt a depression.

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The reason I grew so fast in the supermarket business, without help of the banks in those days, was through my vendors. I convinced my vendors, the companies I was doing business with, if I did more business, they would do more business.

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America always recovers.

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The Fresh Direct model doesn't work.

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I'm the same businessman Donald Trump is.

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Material things don't matter.

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You have to work at everything. You've got to make it work.

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I'm a visionary. I'm not a maintenance person.

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

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

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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.

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I could have beat Obama.

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Am I a Republican? Yes. Am I a Democrat? Yes. Am I a conservative? Yes. Am I a liberal? Yes.

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I grew up on 135th Street. I grew up on the poor side of New York. I grew up in Harlem.

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

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

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

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I'm not a Mike Bloomberg billionaire.

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I'm a Bill Clinton social Republican.

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I'm tough, but I have a heart.

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