We are delighted that Cliff has agreed to head our St. Louis operation. We will benefit from his wealth of talent and experience. We look forward to continued growth and development of this region with Cliff's leadership.

So wealth doesn't bother Fernando Ferrer. What bothers him is that his ambitions are being thwarted by Mayor Bloomberg's record, ... And unlike John Kerry and unlike [some of Ferrer's other rich supporters], Mayor Bloomberg earned his money. He wasn't born with it.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth, you have given away

We have three big shows on Sunday, so there will be pressure to spread the wealth.

I have drifted away from thinking about these philanthropic things. And it was only as the wealth got large enough and Melinda and I had talked about the view that that wealth wasn't something that would be good to just pass to the children.

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish.