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Michael Bloomberg Quotes (1942-)
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About Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) was elected Mayor of New York City in 2001. He ran for re-election in 2005 and won a second term. He was frequently mentioned as a possible independent candidate in the 2008 Presidential Election, but did not run.
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β"In God we trust. Everyone else bring data." https://x.com/mikebloomberg/status/443753465488367617β
β"Creationism by another name." http://mikebloomberg.com/en/news/ny_times_bloomberg_on_everythingβ
β"Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States." http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/crucialdates/β
βWorking 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.β
β"One's a dog-eat-dog world, and the other one's just the opposite." http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,995029,00.htmlβ
β"We're not going to deport 12 million people, so let's stop this fiction." http://mikebloomberg.com/en/news/ny_times_bloomberg_on_everythingβ
β"In New York City, a lot of people think 'the great outdoors' is the area between your front door and a taxi cab." http://www.ou.edu/commencement/bloombergaddress.shtmlβ
β"What youβve got to do is be honest. Say what you believe. Give it to them straight. Just donβt wuss out." http://ww.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4β
βOn his performance in college: "I was the one of those students who made the top half of the class possible." http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4β
β"It boggles the mind that nearly two centuries after Darwin, and 80 years after John Scopes was put on trial, this country is still debating the validity of evolution." http://www.nysun.com/article/33432β
β"We're the world's second home, the place where every religion is practiced and every culture is celebrated." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46503-2004Aug30.htmlβ
β"Nobodyβs going to go home for a year and come back. Nobody could ever enforce that. Nobody in their right mind would ever try to do it.βhttp://www.gothamist.com/2007/05/29/bloombergs_memo.phpβ
β"Government by three men in a room has turned New York State into a national symbol of governmental dysfunction. Enough is enough!" http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/searchlight/20070117/203/2080β
β"Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil." http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/michael-bloomberg-quotes.htm
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β"Any friend of fossil is a friend of mine. β¦ We've got to do everything we can to get people out of their automobiles and into mass transit." http://uk.reuters.com/article/motoringNews/idUKNOA53343620070615β
β"We need to inject some old-fashioned American values and common-sense, practical thinking into our energy policy." http://www.mikebloomberg.com/en/news/bloomberg_calls_for_national_energy_reformsβ
β"If you want to get the best people to run for office, weβve got to make the rules easier, and simpler, and more understandable to get on the ballot." http://www.nycivic.org/MediaArchive/BloombergSpeech041110.htmlβ
β"The press really is not doing its job of holding [the candidates'] feet to the fire. β¦ The tough questions are not what are you in favor of, but how are you going to get it through Congress?" http://www.nysun.com/article/56809?page_no=1β
β"Although my plans for the future haven't changed, I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070619/bloomberg-politics/β
β"Our reputation has been hurt very badly in the last few years. We've had a go-it-alone mentality in a world where because of communications and transportation, you should be going exactly in the other direction." http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6170951β
β"It's scary in this country, it's probably because of our bad educational system, but the percentage of people that believe in Creationalism is really scary for a country that's going to have to compete in the world where science and medicine require a better understanding." http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6170951β
β"Progress is not inevitable. It's up to us to create it."http://mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/reducing_poverty/mayor_bloomberg_addresses_the_brookings_center_on_children_and_families_briefing_on_the_census_povertβ
β"If they don't act, we will. Shame on them but we cannot sit around and watch our environment deteriorate and put this world in jeopardy. We are willing to stand up, we think it is one of the seminal issues of our time." http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2007/05/in_snub_to_bush_us_mayors_sign.phpβ
β"Partisanship may be King in Washington β but the rest of us donβt have to pay tribute."http://mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/public_health/mayor_bloomberg_delivers_opening_address_at_ceasefire_bridging_the_political_divide_conferenceβ
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Michael Bloomberg on September 11 attacks
βTen years have passed since a perfect blue sky morning turned into the blackest of nights. Since then, we've lived in sunshine and in shadow, and although we can never unsee what happened here, we can also see that children who lost their parents have grown into young adults, grandchildren have been born and good works and public service have taken root to honor those we loved and lost.β
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Michael Bloomberg on Brooke Astor
βToday, we are all saddened by the loss of Brooke Astor, a quintessential New Yorker and one of the great philanthropists of our time. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers were the beneficiaries of Mrs Astorβs good will and kind nature, many unaware of the origins of the donations. Her contributions reached a wide variety of causes; The New York Public Library, and the entire city, would not be what they are today without her gracious support.β
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Harvey Weinstein on Michael Bloomberg
βIf we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It's time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.β
Donald Trump on Michael Bloomberg
βA guy who didnβt have the guts to run for president. Little Michael. He doesnβt know anything about me. But he never had the guts to run. He probably wished he did but he didnβt. He spent millions of dollars on polling but he was missing one thing: guts. Little Michael.β
About Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) was elected Mayor of New York City in 2001. He ran for re-election in 2005 and won a second term. He was frequently mentioned as a possible independent candidate in the 2008 Presidential Election, but did not run.