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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
Actor
Aircraft Pilot
Bank Manager
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Former Mayor Of New York City
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Boston
Massachusetts
Michael Rubens Bloomberg
Michael R. Bloomberg
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Even though New York is the safest big city in the nation, there are still far too many illegal guns on our streets. Nearly all of them arrive from out of state - and most are sold by a small group of rogue gun dealers who refuse to obey federal laws.
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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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Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that as much if not more than anybody else after the terrible tragedy of 9/11.
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My father, a bookkeeper who never earned more than $11,000 a year in his life, sat there, writing out a $25 check to the NAACP. When I asked him why, he said discrimination against anyone is discrimination against us all. And I never forgot that. Indeed, his philanthropy was a gift, not just to that organization, but to me.
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After all, the same steps that reduce carbon pollution also clean the air we breathe, which saves lives and reduces disease.
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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.
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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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What chance does a five-foot-seven billionaire Jew who's divorced really have of becoming president?
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You've got to give people a fair chance of saying what they believe, and then you've got to decide, Do you believe 'em?
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If you don't encounter setbacks in your career, if you don't have doubts and disappointments , let me tell you, you're not dreaming big enough.
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You're going to see a million people here who have the courage to come and not let terrorists win, and that's exactly what we should all do.
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Millions of Americans have contributed to building a stronger Israel I've been proud to be one of them. Last year, I went to Jerusalem to help dedicate in my father's name a new MDA medical facility which treats people of all faiths and all nationalities absolutely equally.
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Working collectively and collaboratively is the difference between mediocrity by yourself or success as a team. You have to share the pain and the responsibility and if you do then you will also share in the rewards.
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Entrepreneurship is having an idea to do something great and not entirely have a plan on how to do it but the drive and will power to make it work
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[Donald] Trump I've known because we cut ribbons together at golf courses and that sort of thing. He's a pleasant guy when you're with him. I've played golf with him twice, oh, probably 10, 15 years ago.
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In New York City, a lot of people think the great outdoors is the area between your front door and a taxi cab.
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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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We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.
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New York has been, and will continue to be, a magnet for people from all over the world. This is where the arts, business, research and technology converge to create the world's foremost urban economy.
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If you want to do something for your children and show how much you love them, the single best thing-by far-is to support organizations that will create a better world for them and their children.
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