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26 quotes by Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm, Jr., May 8, 1961) is an American politician currently serving as the 109th mayor of New York City. From 2010 to 2013, he held the citywide office of New York City Public Advocate, serving as an ombudsman between the electorate and the city government. He formerly served as a New York City Council member, representing the 39th District in Brooklyn, which contains Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill,...
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As N.Y.C. Public Advocate, I released a report that showed that stop-and-frisks of African Americans in 2012 were barely half as likely to yield a... →

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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... →

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My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

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I'm someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like groupthink.

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I have my loyalty to the team of my youth. Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. The team that I grew up with was constantly the underdog but managed to... →

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I come personally from a broken family, divorced very early in my childhood, a family with its own share of troubles, so I think that was very... →

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I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.

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I think you can be smart and directed and focused, without being obnoxious, and get plenty done.

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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.

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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 an activist's desire to improve people's lives.

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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.

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Clearly, Mayor Bloomberg did some things right. I think he did a very good job on public health. He did a very good job on environment. I think he... →

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