Bill de Blasio Quotes
At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.
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It was a great opportunity that I had to take - my very own theater. That comes along once in a lifetime. It doesn't even seem like 15 years ago - time sure flies by. I've really had a lot of fun with it.
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I worry about whether SBA programs are still doing what they are meant to do - support lenders who fund good business startups and good expansion plans.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone.
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I'm Cuban, so I know a lot of people who act like vampires. But wait, vampires have to be invited to your house, so maybe they are nothing like Latinos!
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
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People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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I had an excellent math and physics teacher in high school named T.C. Patel, and in the university, I had truly dedicated professors in both physics and mathematics who gave me a sound foundation with which to pursue graduate studies.
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Television has shied away from being too dark, because so much has happened to us recently here in the West, and people are sort of wanting to see more uplifting sorts of things.
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The press doesn't stop publishing, by the way, in a fascist escalation; it simply watches what it says. That too can be an incremental process, and the pace at which the free press polices itself depends on how journalists are targeted.
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A man notices a woman's figure when she walks in a room. Women have eight million words for blue; a man says dark blue or light blue.
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A democracy thrives on diversity. Tyranny oppresses it.
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I have such difficulty calming down - my stomach, my head, reality, everything. That is the reason I live in Faro.
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If I'd been a housemaid I'd have been the best in Australia - I couldn't help it. It's got to be perfection for me.
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'Twin Peaks' fans, it's a hardcore group of people.
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The key to humor is often self-loathing or sarcasm. In a sense, that's how self-loathing is made palatable.
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A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.
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I really value people besides parents who nurture kids.
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At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.
