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We have an expression in New York City government - In God we trust, but for everyone else, bring data. It's so easy to pick up a sound byte and say, Oh, yeah, yeah, I believe that, without really thinking.
Michael Bloomberg
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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
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