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" We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high. "

Michael Bloomberg

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership. "

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

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets, why would you not spend the money? The objective is to improve the schools, bring down crime, build affordable housing, clean the streets - not to have a fair fight. "

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" There is no business in America that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions. "

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

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

Michael Bloomberg

" 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. "

Michael Bloomberg

" I am what I am and, you know, I'm a very lucky guy. "

Michael Bloomberg

" I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Michael Bloomberg