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" America is built around this premise that you can do it, and there are an awful lot of people who are unlikely to have done it who did. "

Michael Bloomberg

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" We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not. "

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" We will go forward... we will never go back. "

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" And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government. "

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" Government shouldn't tell you whom to marry. "

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" I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day. "

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" Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for. "

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" You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesn't work. And what's good theater and what's good politics isn't necessarily good economic policy. "

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" When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society. "

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" I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause. "

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" Because of my success in the private sector, I had the chance to run America's largest city for 12 years, governing in the wake of its greatest tragedy. "

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" I never lie, so if somebody asked me a question, I told them. "

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" Canada sets aside 36 percent of their visas for people with skills they think their country needs. We set aside six percent. We educate the doctors, and then don't give 'em a green card. "

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" There's a fascinating statistic: One out of every four people in America has visited New York since 9/11. It is astounding. Now, I don't know how you count it; it's some people coming multiple times. "

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" I mean, you know, we don't live in a perfect world. "

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