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I don't have a problem with a woman being president I just want the best candidate.

Michael Bloomberg

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Michael Bloomberg
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 14
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These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, it's so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run.
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If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than his secretary's. In fact a very small percentage of people in this country pay a big chunk of the taxes.
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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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People use so much more health care when they live longer.
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I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.
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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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I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.
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If I remember, Russia, 20 or 30 years ago, you'd get shot trying to leave. Today, Russian tourists are all over the world. You have Russian oligarchs with big yachts all over the world.
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Nobody wants a job where they don't have authority to go along with the responsibility. Quite the contrary. The more authority you give people, the better people you can attract, and the harder they're going to work, and the more loyal they are going to be.
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Last I looked - and I'm not a candidate - but last time I checked reading about the Constitution, the Electoral College has nothing to do with parties, has absolutely nothing to do with parties. It's most states are winners take all.
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We need to have more taxes, not less, and we need the taxes we have, certainly, to provide services - for defense and education and health care. We should not cut money here in order to cut taxes.
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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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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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I am heading straight in. I have earned my place in heaven. It’s not even close.
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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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You can't depend on polls.
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I have two daughters that are the loves of my life and I want to leave them a better world, a better country, a better state and a better city.
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