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People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy.

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Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that as much if not more than anybody else after the terrible tragedy of 9/11.

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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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On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than 400 of those first responders did not make it out alive. In rushing into those burning buildings, not one of them asked, 'What God do you pray to?' What beliefs do you hold?'

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We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high.

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I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.

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To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular path.

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You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesn't work. And what's good theater and what's good politics isn't necessarily good economic policy.

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We will rebuild, renew and remain the capital of the free world.

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There is no business in America that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions.

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There's a fascinating statistic: One out of every four people in America has visited New York since 9/11. It is astounding. Now, I don't know how you count it; it's some people coming multiple times.

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You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China.

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When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society.

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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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China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets.

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Well, we have to provide the world's best schools. We certainly don't have them, but that's our objective.

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And if I were the president, I'd go out there and I'd emphasize the things I have done, and I'd say, 'Some things haven't worked, and I'm sorry about that, but I keep trying.' And I'm - and I think the president is a very viable candidate, and you're going to have a real horse race here no matter who the Republican nominee is.

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Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it - they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history, you can do that. And then you have to give visas for the skills we need.

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It's no fun to protest on an empty stomach.

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We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.

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You can't define what's middle class, what is wealthy, what is poor.

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The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.

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You can't sit there and worry about everything.

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I am what I am and, you know, I'm a very lucky guy.

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I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated.

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Our goal here in New York is to ensure that every child who graduates high school is ready to start a career or start college and to dramatically increase the number of students that graduate from college.

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I don't know why you should be proud of something. It doesn't make you any better or worse. You are what you are.

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Unemployment in America today is too high. And part of the reason, unfortunately, is that many companies cannot fill the high-skilled jobs increasingly at risk of going overseas.

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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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I never lie, so if somebody asked me a question, I told them.

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America is the greatest country on Earth - and when people vote with their feet, they come here.

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We would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone else. In fact, to cave to popular sentiment would be to hand a victory to the terrorists, and we should not stand for that.

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We can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and do more to support small businesses, not stiff them.

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When I came into office, people said, 'Billionaire? How do they live? What do they eat? How do they sleep?' Today, they see me on the subway coming uptown. A couple of people say hi, some people smile and nod. Some people just sleep. It's not an issue.

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We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring.

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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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