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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Devote
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 influential in both me believing that someday I would consistently devote myself to my own family that I created, but I think it also really affects my view of the world.
- Effected
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't 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.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My wife and family, to say the least, are the center of my life; they are my grounding. I don't want to sound schmaltzy, but they are my inspiration and you name it.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 weapon as those of white New Yorkers - and a third less likely to yield contraband. Despite this evidence, the vast majority of those stopped are young black and Latino men.
- Desire
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. Living up there in 1967 - the Impossible Dream season - that moment was incredibly compelling. I just naturally gravitated to the team. Nineteen seventy-five was arguably the greatest World Series of all time.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Loyalty
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 prevail.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 was right to achieve mayoral control of education. I don't think he then applied it the right way.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think you can be smart and directed and focused, without being obnoxious, and get plenty done.
- Labor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.
- Public Service
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- Nov 07, 2020
Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.
- Bunker
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of different demands on the campaign trail, but what matters most is that you connect with voters and take the time to really hear their concerns.
- Climate Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
This country has wasted too many years pretending it had the luxury of debating climate change.
- Climate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Preparing for climate change has to be a national priority backed by tens of billions in federal investment. Lives are on the line.
- Global Warming
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- Nov 07, 2020
We not only need a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy that prevents the most cataclysmic consequences of global warming, we need real dollars and real planning for coastal protection to combat the consequences that are already inevitable.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
When a party loses a national election to someone such as President Trump, it's time to rethink everything.
- Common Belief
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- Nov 07, 2020
The common belief is that you are either a dreamer or a realist. But idealism and pragmatism aren't as far apart as one might think.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
For New Yorkers, late October 2012 was a moment when something fundamental altered. If there were any climate change deniers in the five boroughs before Hurricane Sandy, I don't think there were too many left afterward.
- Big Oil
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- Nov 07, 2020
For decades, Big Oil ravaged our environment. They knew what they were peddling was lethal, but they didn't care. They used the classical Big Tobacco playbook of denial, denial, denial, and all the while, they did everything to hook society on their lethal product.
- Hearts
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need an inspiring vision of equality that resonates in the hearts, minds, and souls of all Americans.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to show the voters left behind by Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations that our party represents them and that we're beholden only to them. We've got to give them a reason to go to the polls.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Excessive stop-and-frisk divides communities. That's why the New York City Police Department has moved away from it.
- Departments
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our country has a painful history of mistrust between police departments and people of color. The overuse of stop-and-frisk has made those divisions much worse.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rent-stabilized tenants face harassment. They face illegal evictions. They're confronted with ceaseless 'buy-out' offers that promise a quick buck if they give up their homes.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our future is about investing in our own people.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020