Top 25 John Catsimatidis Quotes

The Fresh Direct model doesn’t work.

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

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

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.

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

I was a Clinton Democrat for twenty years.

My life would be better without Gristedes.

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 want to inspire people.

I made a ton of money.

We are teaching kids to fail. We need to teach our kids to succeed.

I promoted myself as a fusion ticket. I was running as a Republican liberal.

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

The media doesn’t always reflect reality.

I’m a New York businessman.

I’m not a Mike Bloomberg billionaire.

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.

Pizza is no longer on my diet.

I started in the supermarket business in the early ’70s. And by ’75, ’76, I realized you don’t have a business unless you own the real estate.

I’m tough, but I have a heart.

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

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

I have a love factor with the minorities.

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.

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