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" 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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" 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

" 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?' "

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" This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. It's not politically viable; it's not morally right; it's just not going to happen. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

" The CIA will only hire people with impeccable credentials to be a translator. 'Impeccable credentials' means you've never lived outside the United States. "

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

" I have the best job I could possibly have. "

Michael Bloomberg

" And I think the more money you put in people's hands, the more they will spend. And if they don't spend it, they invest it. And investing it is another way of creating jobs. It puts money into mutual funds or other kinds of banks that can go out and make loans, and we need to do that. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy. "

Michael Bloomberg

" No place epitomizes the American experience and the American spirit more than New York City. "

Michael Bloomberg

" Unemployment in America today is too high. And part of the reason, unfortunately, is that many companies cannot fill the high-skilled jobs increasingly at risk of going overseas. "

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

" We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring. "

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

" Today, as an independent, an entrepreneur, and a former mayor, I believe we need a president who is a problem solver, not a bomb thrower. Someone who can bring members of Congress together to get things done. And I know Hillary Clinton can do that because I saw it firsthand. "

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

" I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough! "

Michael Bloomberg

" We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That's life. And it's part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11, 2001. "

Michael Bloomberg

" This is the city of dreamers and time and again it's the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed. "

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

" 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

" 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

" I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge. "

Michael Bloomberg

" There is no accountability today... no willingness to focus on big ideas. "

Michael Bloomberg

" The public is upset. If they haven't lost their job, they know somebody that has. If they haven't lost their house, they know somebody that has. What do you do? When something's wrong, it's government's job to fix it, it must be government that's responsible for causing it. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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