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I have an activist’s desire to improve people’s lives.

Bill de Blasio

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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Believe College School
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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Listening People Strong
I’ve always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions – a respectful relationship.
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Positive Relationship Respectful Unions
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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Country Opportunity Struggle
While this has been a private part of my family’s life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.
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Cancer Father Media
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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Complicated Struggle Thinking World
I have an activist’s desire to improve people’s lives.
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Activist Desire People
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that’s good for everyone.
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Economic Policy Thinking
If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.
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Fast Food Garden Restaurant
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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Imagine Player Possible
NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries
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Cities Generations Visionaries
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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Grassroots Ideas Thinking
I haven’t smoked marijuana since I was at NYU.
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Havens Marijuana Since
I love the MLB app, because I’m a pretty obsessed baseball fan.
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Baseball Fans Mlb Obsessed
My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.
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Family Profession Public Service
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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Family Mother Parent Side

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