Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.
BILL DE BLASIOMy parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother’s side of the family.
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I believe there’s an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.
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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 have an activist’s desire to improve people’s lives.
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I have a bold plan to break from the Bloomberg years, and end the ‘Tale of Two Cities’ by providing real opportunity to all New Yorkers, no matter where they live.
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I didnt set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office.
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I think small business is struggling in New York City. It’s a fantastic market, it’s a very appealing market, there’s lots of opportunity, at the same time it’s a very difficult place to build a small business.
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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 strong.
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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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I’ve always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions – a respectful relationship.
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My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother’s side of the family.
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I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It’s just part of who I am.
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We are New Yorkers. Proud citizens of the greatest city on earth. Thinking big isn’t new to us. It is the very foundation of who we are.
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If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.
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NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries
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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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