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

Michael Bloomberg

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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. "

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" Every one of my positions cuts - out half the country. I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-gay rights, I'm pro-immigration, I'm against guns, I believe in Darwin. "

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" 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. "

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" I've always thought if we don't want to enforce laws on the books, we should remove them from the books. But when you have laws, you breed contempt if you don't enforce them. "

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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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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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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" Well, you have the public not wanting any new spending, you have the Republicans not wanting any new taxes, you have the Democrats not wanting any new spending cuts, you have the markets not wanting any new borrowing, and you have the economists wanting all of the above. And that leads to paralysis. "

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

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" I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom. "

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" 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? "

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

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" 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. "

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

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

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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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" 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. "

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" It's no fun to protest on an empty stomach. "

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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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" Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one. "

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" You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world. "

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" 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. "

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