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In business, when you fail at something, when something doesn't work, you say okay, we've learned that that's not a path to go down.

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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
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Michael Rubens Bloomberg
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We've shown the world that New York can never be defeated, because of its dynamic and diverse population and because it embodies the spirit of enterprise and the love of liberty. 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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Central planning didn't work for Stalin or Mao, and it won't work for an entrepreneur either.
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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.
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The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.
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You're entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
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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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I was a Democrat before I was a Republican before I became an independent and I never changed my principles.
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Getting the job done has been the basis for the success my company has achieved.
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The governor of Texas was a real climate change, well, skeptic would be a nice way of phrasing it. Still, though, Texas is a leader in renewables. So, what I care about is what politicians are actually doing, not what they are saying.
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Progress is not inevitable. It's up to us to create it.
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[Jeb Bush] could, as I describe it, run the railroad.[John] Kasich could run the railroad. Hillary Clinton can run the railroad. Running the railroad is the most important thing. You have got 4 million employees you've got to make the system work, and it doesn't work very well.
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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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