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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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" Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for. "

Michael Bloomberg

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

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

" America is the greatest country on Earth - and when people vote with their feet, they come here. "

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

" You know, if it's a three-way race, the public has more choice than if it's a two-way race, and has more choice in a two-way race than a one-way race. "

" 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. "

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

" And if I were the president, I'd go out there and I'd emphasize the things I have done, and I'd say, 'Some things haven't worked, and I'm sorry about that, but I keep trying.' And I'm - and I think the president is a very viable candidate, and you're going to have a real horse race here no matter who the Republican nominee is. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I mean, you know, we don't live in a perfect world. "

" 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. "

" Government is dysfunctional. "

Michael Bloomberg

Dysfunctional

Government

" We will go forward... we will never go back. "

" We will rebuild, renew and remain the capital of the free world. "

" To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path. "

Michael Bloomberg

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Always

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control. "