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I know a con when I see one.

Michael Bloomberg

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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
Actor
Aircraft Pilot
Bank Manager
Businessperson
Former Mayor Of New York City
Politician
Trader
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
Michael Rubens Bloomberg
Michael R. Bloomberg
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Getting the job done has been the basis for the success my company has achieved.
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I think we are not serious about attacking the long-term debt problem, and that's one of the things that he's going to have to find a way to get on the agenda.
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After hard work, the biggest determinant is being in the right place at the right time.
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In 1975, Congress passed a law requiring fuel efficiency standards to double over 10 years, with incremental targets that auto manufacturers were required to meet. That was the responsible approach, and it worked. But since 1985, we've done nothing - even as technology has moved at light speed.
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What you've got to do is be honest. Say what you believe. Give it to them straight. Just don't wuss out.
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I think [Winston] Churchill said it was [democracy] the worst of all systems except for all the others. And that's probably true. It's never gone easily.
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We will rebuild, renew and remain the capital of the free world.
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I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.
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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.
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Throughout our history each and every generation has expanded upon the freedoms won by their parents and grandparents. Each and every generation has removed some of the barriers to full participation in the American dream. And the next great barrier standing before our generation is the prohibition on marriage for same-sex couples
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I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.
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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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Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.
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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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The problem of dealing with the financial industry is being addressed today. You can measure it with interest rates coming down. You can measure it with the quantity of loans, and that sort of thing. The problem is, that nobody wants to take the loans. Once the banks are willing to give it, that's only half the problem.
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Buy what's deliverable, not what could be.
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You bet I did and I enjoyed it.
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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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I don't know why people carry guns. Guns kill people.
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You're entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.
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