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Michael Bloomberg

Geburtstag: 14. Februar 1942

Michael Rubens Bloomberg KBE ist ein US-amerikanischer Unternehmer und Politiker . Er ist Gründer der Unternehmen Bloomberg L.P. und Bloomberg Television und war vom 1. Januar 2002 bis zum 31. Dezember 2013 Bürgermeister von New York City.

Photo: Bloomberg Philanthropies, https://www.flickr.com/photos/bloombergphilanthropies/29828795984/ / CC0

Zitate Michael Bloomberg

„My father, a bookkeeper who never earned more than $11,000 a year in his life, sat there, writing out a $25 check to the NAACP. When I asked him why, he said discrimination against anyone is discrimination against us all. And I never forgot that. Indeed, his philanthropy was a gift, not just to that organization, but to me.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/education/mayor_michael_bloomberg_delivers_slate_60_dinner_keynote_address_at_william_j_clinton_presidential_library
Philanthropy

„If they don't act, we will. Shame on them but we cannot sit around and watch our environment deteriorate and put this world in jeopardy. We are willing to stand up, we think it is one of the seminal issues of our time.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2007/05/in_snub_to_bush_us_mayors_sign.php
Environment

„Most people won’t have opportunity to do full-time service, but those lucky enough to have monetary wealth or some spare time really can make an enormous difference. As someone who’s now in the public sector, and is seeing up-close-and-personal the real impact of what we do and what we give, I can tell you: every dollar and every volunteer help, in more ways than you can count.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/education/mayor_michael_bloomberg_delivers_slate_60_dinner_keynote_address_at_william_j_clinton_presidential_library
Philanthropy

„Most gun dealers follow the law and run honest businesses. But the statistics show that 1 percent of dealers sell more than half of all illegal guns. Why isn't the federal government going after them? Here's one reason: unlike mayors, members of Congress don't get a phone call in the middle of the night when a cop is shot and killed. They don't deliver the eulogies.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18248547/site/newsweek/
Gun Control

„Today, we are seeing hundreds of years of scientific discovery being challenged by people who simply disregard facts that don’t happen to agree with their agendas. Some call it "pseudo-science," others call it "faith-based science," but when you notice where this negligence tends to take place, you might as well call it "political science."“

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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
Faith Based Science

„I believe we can turn around our country’s current, wrong-headed course, if we start basing our actions on ideas, shared values, and a commitment to solve problems without regard for party.“

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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 New York City, a lot of people think 'the great outdoors' is the area between your front door and a taxi cab.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://www.ou.edu/commencement/bloombergaddress.shtml
Environment

„I’ve always wondered if people who block each other from expressing their opinions do so because they have so little confidence in their own. To me, encountering an opposing point of view is a chance to gain a deeper understanding of the issues at stake… and develop my own point of view. But the first thing you’ve got to do is you’ve got to let people speak and you’ve got to listen. And that’s what the first amendment is all about. That’s what really distinguishes this country from others.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

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

„[Intelligent Design Theory] Creationism by another name.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://mikebloomberg.com/en/news/ny_times_bloomberg_on_everything
Intelligent Design Theory

„Although my plans for the future haven't changed, I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070619/bloomberg-politics/
On His Declaration to Leave the GOP

„The press really is not doing its job of holding [the candidates'] feet to the fire. … The tough questions are not what are you in favor of, but how are you going to get it through Congress?“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://www.nysun.com/article/56809?page_no=1
2008 Presidential Debates

„The whole purpose of college is to learn how to deal with difficult situations, not to run away from them. A micro-aggression is exactly that : micro. But in a macro sense, one of the most dangerous places on a college campus is the so-called 'safe space', because it creates a false impression that we can isolate ourselves from those who hold different views. We can't, and we shouldn't try—not in politics or in the workplace. Graduates, in the global economy, and in a democratic society, an open mind is the most valuable asset you can possess.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

Commencement Address given at the Universiy of Michigan, Ann Arbor (30 April 2016), as recorded on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE0VYRPTUrc
Education

„Partisanship may be King in Washington – but the rest of us don’t have to pay tribute.“

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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

„If you want to get the best people to run for office, we’ve got to make the rules easier, and simpler, and more understandable to get on the ballot.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://www.nycivic.org/MediaArchive/BloombergSpeech041110.html
Election Reform

„It's scary in this country, it's probably because of our bad educational system, but the percentage of people that believe in Creationalism is really scary for a country that's going to have to compete in the world where science and medicine require a better understanding.“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6170951
Faith Based Science

„As the city continues to grow, the costs of congestion – to our health, to our environment, and to our economy – are only going to get worse. The question is not whether we want to pay but how do we want to pay. With an increased asthma rate? With more greenhouse gases? Wasted time? Lost business? And higher prices? Or, do we charge a modest fee to encourage more people to take mass transit?“

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— Michael Bloomberg

http://mikebloomberg.com/en/issues/environment_sustainability/mayor_michael_bloomberg_delivers_planyc_a_greener_greater_new_york
Environment