Michael Bloomberg citations (56 citations, Page 2)

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Michael Bloomberg: Citations en anglais

“When you go to Washington now, you can feel a sense of fear in the air – the fear to do anything, or say anything, that might affect the polls, or give the other side an advantage, or offend a special interest.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/public_health/mayor_bloomberg_delivers_opening_address_at_ceasefire_bridging_the_political_divide_conference
Partisanship

“In response to criticism from Democratic mayoral candidates for appearing at a 2004 event for the Independence Party: "To all the critics who are rushing out to criticize me tonight, criticize me for being here tonight, let me point out that this night is about the one million New Yorkers who are denied the most basic rights by the two major political parties."”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.independentvoting.org/Bloomberg.html
Politics

“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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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/job_creation/mayor_michael_bloombergs_inaugural_speech
New York City

“Nobody’s 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.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.gothamist.com/2007/05/29/bloombergs_memo.php
Illegal Immigration

“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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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.mikebloomberg.com/en/news/bloomberg_calls_for_national_energy_reforms
Energy Reform

“We need to inject some old-fashioned American values and common-sense, practical thinking into our energy policy.”

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http://www.mikebloomberg.com/en/news/bloomberg_calls_for_national_energy_reforms
Energy Reform

“Taxes are not good things, but if you want services, somebody's got to pay for them so they're a necessary evil.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.woopidoo.com/business_quotes/authors/michael-bloomberg-quotes.htm
Taxes

“Any friend of fossil is a friend of mine. … We've got to do everything we can to get people out of their automobiles and into mass transit.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://uk.reuters.com/article/motoringNews/idUKNOA53343620070615
Energy Reform

“Others may doubt us. They may criticize us. They may try to deny us what is rightfully ours. But they will fail. And I promise you, as long as I am mayor, I will never back away from fighting any opponent -- or confronting any obstacle -- that would prevent our people from achieving all of their dreams in Our New York.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.gothamgazette.com/searchlight/2004.state.of.city.bloomberg.shtml
Why He Was Elected Mayor

“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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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46503-2004Aug30.html
New York City

“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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http://ww.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4
Honesty

“I was elected to be independent. I was elected because I owed no political debts. I was elected to “do the job,” and not to spend my first four years in office campaigning. I’ve kept that promise -- and that’s why we face the future with renewed optimism.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.gothamgazette.com/searchlight/2004.state.of.city.bloomberg.shtml
Why He Was Elected Mayor

“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.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.nysun.com/article/33432
Faith Based Science

“Progress is not inevitable. It's up to us to create it.”

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http://mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/reducing_poverty/mayor_bloomberg_addresses_the_brookings_center_on_children_and_families_briefing_on_the_census_povert
Poverty

“If it wasn't for O'Flanagan's Pub on Manhattan's Upper East Side, I don't know where I would have spent my Friday nights as a young man.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://home2.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fhome2.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2006b%2Fpr301-06.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1
New York City

“Despite its potential, the federal government has restricted funding for creating new cell lines – putting the burden of any future research squarely on the shoulders of the private sector. Government’s most basic responsibility, however, is the health and welfare of its people, so it has a duty to encourage appropriate scientific investigations that could possibly save the lives of millions.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.mikebloomberg.com/en/news/mayor_michael_bloombergs_address_to_graduates_of_johns_hopkins_university_school_of_medicine
Stem Cell Research

“On his performance in college: "I was the one of those students who made the top half of the class possible."”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4
Education

“Too often, failing government agencies get bigger budgets, while successful agencies have their budgets cut – because government caters to those screaming the loudest, regardless of what they’re screaming about. In business, it’s exactly the opposite! You invest more in the most successful departments, and less in those that aren’t performing.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/public_health/mayor_bloomberg_delivers_opening_address_at_ceasefire_bridging_the_political_divide_conference
Running a Business vs. Running a City

“I know that many Irish-born New Yorkers are caught in the trap of our federal immigration policies. If we are going to continue to attract the best and the brightest - and Ireland has more than its fair share - we need to inject some common sense into our immigration laws, and I'm doing my best to make that case in Washington.”

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Michael Bloomberg

“We're the world's second home, the place where every religion is practiced and every culture is celebrated.”

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Michael Bloomberg

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46503-2004Aug30.html
New York City

“Working 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.”

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Michael Bloomberg

Speech at Tufts University http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4 <br class="br">2007

“Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States.”