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Michael Bloomberg

Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born on February 14, 1942) is an American businessman, engineer, author, politician, and philanthropist. As of February 9, 2018, his net worth was estimated at $50.8 billion, making him the 7th-richest person in the United States and the 10th richest person in the world. He has joined The Giving Pledge, whereby billionaires pledge to give away at least half of their wealth.

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You've got to give people a fair chance of saying what they believe, and then you've got to decide, "Do you believe 'em?"

Believe, Fair, Give, Giving, People

I think that most of the candidates [for presidency] can't run the railroad, and I still worry that whoever gets elected will have policies designed for political rather than practical reasons.

Elected, Practical, Presidency, Running, Thinking, Worry

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.

Business, Diverse, Dream, Embodies, New York

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 By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated.

Believe, Changing, Democracy, Government, Particularly, Technology

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

Account, America, Decision, Personnel, Taking, Would Be

I don't know why people carry guns. Guns kill people.

Gun, People, Knows, Guns, Know

The estate taxes, on balance, are good. They get people to give money to charity, and they prevent these family dynasties which keep other people from having opportunities. It may be good for a family, but for society it's probably not good. And I've always been in favor of having an estate tax.

Dynasties, Giving, Opportunities, Opportunity, People, Probably

After all, the same steps that reduce carbon pollution also clean the air we breathe, which saves lives and reduces disease.

Air, Disease, Lives, Pollution, Same, Steps

The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.

Create, Giving, Inspire, Organization, Philanthropic, Truth

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.

Advantage, Air, Giving, Polls, Side, Special

I don't have a problem with a woman being president; I just want the best candidate.

Candidate, President, Problem, Want, Woman

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.

Broke, English, Law, Skills, Speak English

Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.

Delegate, Delegates, Nobody, Power, Secretary

I thought Jeb Bush would have made a good president. He was on the board of my foundation. He's very conservative, much too conservative for me.

Boards, Bush, Foundation, President, Thought

I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers.

Business, Change, People, Popular, Success

You know, Russia today is, what, 200 million people? In land mass, it's probably 50 times the size [of Japan], in natural resources a hundred times the size! Russia's not doing all that badly. The public there - not everybody - but they have things that the West offered, [that] were only available in the West a long time ago.

Japan, Land, Probably, Russia, Size

The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.

Balance, Cold, Harsh, Reality

People vote against their own interests that all the time. But when you do the polling in the U. S. , it has gone from less than 50 percent who thought climate change was real to 70-odd percent. And if you listen to the Republicans in Congress, they used to say, "Oh, climate change doesn't exist. " Then they switched to "Well, it exists, but it's not man-made," to "Well, I'm going to address the issue. " Why? Because when they go home, the local constituent says, "Wait a second. What are you talking about? We just had a flood. We haven't had rain in a long time. " They can't get away from it.

Home, Issue, People, Rain, Real, Say

By speeding the transition to cleaner energy, we can improve the lives of billions of people, while also reducing the risks we face from a changing climate.

Climate, Energy, Lives, People, Reducing, Risk

The public is mad, frustrated, but what the public wants is progress.

Mad, Frustrated, Progress, Public

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