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

Michael Bloomberg

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" I will say that walking down the street, getting on the subway, taking the elevator, if there's one or two people and they say, 'Great job, Mayor,' that is a real turn-on. I mean, anybody that wouldn't find that satisfying, rewarding, exciting, thrilling - I think they should see the doctor. "

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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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" 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. "

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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. "

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" And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you. "

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Believe In Yourself

" I'm not going to run for president. No way, no how. "

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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. "

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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. "

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" Ironically, 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. "

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

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

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" Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate. "

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" 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. "

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" The people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry. But we live in a complex world where you're going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution, I think, have to change. "

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" Progress really is possible. "

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

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" 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

" 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. "

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" Capitalism works. "

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" 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. "

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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

" 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

" 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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" What has changed is that people have stopped working together. "

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Working Together

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

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" What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going to have enormous impact on America, that's a very big trading partner of ours, and people own securities around the world in this day and age. "

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

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" 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. "

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