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" Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one. "

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" Every time New York City suffered a tragedy, Donald Trump was there to help. And he did it anonymously. "

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" I don't invest in the stock market. I did it a long, long time ago when I was really young, and I got involved in all the investigations and all the prosecutions, and I felt it was better if I didn't make individual investments. So I'm invested in funds, but not in individual - not in individual stocks. "

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" I was very serious about being a priest, twice in my life. Almost joined the Montfort Seminary after I graduated from high school. Almost went back in the seminary during college. "

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" Blacks commit murder eight times more per capita than any other group in our society. If I had put all of my police officers on Park Avenue and none in Harlem, thousands and thousands more blacks would've been killed during the eight years that I was mayor. "

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" You never begin a new life. It's a mistake to think that you end one part of your life and start another as if there's no continuity. "

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