Bill de Blasio quotes
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“If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.”
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“At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government.”
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“My wife and family, to say the least, are the center of my life; they are my grounding. I don't want to sound schmaltzy, but they are my inspiration and you name it.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“I think a lot of the best ideas come from the grassroots; I'm someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like groupthink.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“While this has been a private part of my family's life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Bill De Blasio Reveals His Father Committed Suicide During Fight With Terminal Cancer" By Michael McLaughlin, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 30, 2013.
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“I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“I haven't smoked ***** since I was at NYU,”
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“We do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success; we do it to create more success stories.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "NY mayor plans to address social inequity". "AM" with Michael Vincent, www.abc.net.au. January 2, 2014.
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“NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries”
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“I think small business is struggling in New York City. It's a fantastic market, it's a very appealing market, there's lots of opportunity, at the same time it's a very difficult place to build a small business.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“I think Bloomberg's broad vision of the environment in New York City is something I agree with. I broadly stand with his vision for how to deal with climate change and prepare for future weather events.”
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“There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : Harry Houdini (2007). “Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A Complete ExposT”, p.6, Cosimo, Inc.
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“There are families of every kind. I think a lot of people are struggling to make sense of their identity in a very complicated world.”
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“I have a bold plan to break from the Bloomberg years, and end the 'Tale of Two Cities' by providing real opportunity to all New Yorkers, no matter where they live.”
-- Bill de BlasioSource : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“I didnt set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office.”
-- Bill de Blasio
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