John Catsimatidis Quotes

‘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

‘Pizza is no longer on my diet.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘New York never felt the recession. New York never felt a depression.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘Nobody destroys people – people destroy themselves, and it’s very, very sad.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘I was a Mitt Romney Republican because he was pro-business.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘We have to draw the line someplace with all the pesticides being used by the farmers.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘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.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘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.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘Americans like buying American vs. buying from Chavez or buying from the Middle East.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘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.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘It seems everyone knows the value of a cantaloupe or a quart of milk.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘Grocery stores can’t afford to pay $80 a square foot. At that rate, we are going out of business.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘I’m a New York businessman.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘I’m the same businessman Donald Trump is.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘Anytime you cut food stamps, it naturally affects sales. People spend less.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘It will be almost impossible for any other candidate to raise the money that the Clintons can raise.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘I think New York is destined to have a Democratic mayor, and I want Freddy Ferrer to be that mayor.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘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.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘What transpired at Semgroup was no less than a $500 billion fraud on the people of the world.’ – John Catsimatidis

‘The media doesn’t always reflect reality.’ – John Catsimatidis