I put $5 million into the real-estate business when the world was coming to an end, and three years later, by 1980, I woke up and was worth a hundred. That’s a lot of money back then. – John Catsimatidis
I’m not a Johnny-come-lately Jew. I’ve been around. I watch out for the Jews; I watch out for the Catholics. – John Catsimatidis
I think the rich should pay more in taxes – I agree with that 100 percent – but everybody should feel the pain a little bit. – John Catsimatidis
While in my late teens and in my 20s, I worked seven days a week, 20 hours a day. I worked my tail off. – John Catsimatidis
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. – John Catsimatidis
Everyone – whether it’s the Jews, the Greeks, the Catholics – everybody is entitled to religious beliefs and entitled to their traditions. – John Catsimatidis
Bill Clinton told me that when he was 14, he shook John Kennedy’s hand, and that inspired him to be president. – John Catsimatidis
I respect John Kennedy for saying that he had a dream that we’d go to the moon before the end of the decade. – John Catsimatidis
Grocery stores can’t afford to pay $80 a square foot. At that rate, we are going out of business. – John Catsimatidis
What transpired at Semgroup was no less than a $500 billion fraud on the people of the world. – John Catsimatidis
