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" I think we are not serious about attacking the long-term debt problem, and that's one of the things that he's going to have to find a way to get on the agenda. "

Michael Bloomberg

Debt

Problem

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" To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path. "

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" When I came into office, people said, 'Billionaire? How do they live? What do they eat? How do they sleep?' Today, they see me on the subway coming uptown. A couple of people say hi, some people smile and nod. Some people just sleep. It's not an issue. "

Michael Bloomberg

Today

Smile

" We will rebuild, renew and remain the capital of the free world. "

" Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it - they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history, you can do that. And then you have to give visas for the skills we need. "

" If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act. "

" 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. "

" I don't know why you should be proud of something. It doesn't make you any better or worse. You are what you are. "

" You don't make spending decisions, investment decisions, hiring decisions, or whether-you're-going-to-look-for-a-job decisions when you don't know what's going to happen. "

" I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership. "

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

" I'd be happy to provide advice if anybody asked me no matter who the President is. "

" Last I looked - and I'm not a candidate - but last time I checked reading about the Constitution, the Electoral College has nothing to do with parties, has absolutely nothing to do with parties. It's most states are winners take all. "

" My father worked all the time. "

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

" People use so much more health care when they live longer. "

Michael Bloomberg

Much

Live

" We can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and do more to support small businesses, not stiff them. "

Michael Bloomberg

Only

Small

" We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high. "

" What chance does a five-foot-seven billionaire Jew who's divorced really have of becoming president? "

" I know something about how to build constituencies in an independent way. "

" The World Trade Center site will forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans if we said no to a mosque in lower Manhattan. "

" I think one of the great dangers here is going and categorizing anybody from one religion as a terrorist. That's not true... That would let the terrorists win. That's what they want us to do. "

" If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets, why would you not spend the money? The objective is to improve the schools, bring down crime, build affordable housing, clean the streets - not to have a fair fight. "

" The level of analysis that is done when you see laws created, whether it's the city or state or federal level - it's much more horse-trading than analysis. "

Michael Bloomberg

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Analysis

" I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers. "