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" People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy. "

Michael Bloomberg

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" The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget. "

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" On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than 400 of those first responders did not make it out alive. In rushing into those burning buildings, not one of them asked, 'What God do you pray to?' What beliefs do you hold?' "

Michael Bloomberg

" We should remember it wasn't so long ago that confidence in New York was in short supply. "

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" Capitalism works. "

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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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" There is no business in America that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions. "

Michael Bloomberg

" It is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror. "

Michael Bloomberg

" Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion? "

Michael Bloomberg

" No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television; this is reality. She understands the job of president. It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers; and offering hope, not stoking fear. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason. "

Michael Bloomberg

" You can't define what's middle class, what is wealthy, what is poor. "

Michael Bloomberg

" We would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone else. In fact, to cave to popular sentiment would be to hand a victory to the terrorists, and we should not stand for that. "

Michael Bloomberg

" We've shown the world that New York can never be defeated, because of its dynamic and diverse population and because it embodies the spirit of enterprise and the love of liberty. And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you. "

Michael Bloomberg

" Our goal here in New York is to ensure that every child who graduates high school is ready to start a career or start college and to dramatically increase the number of students that graduate from college. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" You can't sit there and worry about everything. "

Michael Bloomberg

" Well, we have to provide the world's best schools. We certainly don't have them, but that's our objective. "

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

" I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated. "

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

" Trees will improve property values, take pollutants out of the air, help with water runoff. "

Michael Bloomberg

" China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets. "

Michael Bloomberg

" The public is mad, frustrated, but what the public wants is progress. "

Michael Bloomberg

" You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China. "

Michael Bloomberg

" My father worked all the time. "

Michael Bloomberg