I gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 and warned of Trump. America has survived for almost 250 years with its imperfect democracy, but, you know, maybe it's a better democracy than elsewhere. And I am sure American democracy will survive.

Michael Bloomberg

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Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge.

Michael Bloomberg

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If you don't encounter setbacks in your career, if you don't have doubts and disappointments , let me tell you, you're not dreaming big enough.

Michael Bloomberg

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After hard work, the biggest determinant is being in the right place at the right time.

Michael Bloomberg

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Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

Michael Bloomberg

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Entrepreneurship is having an idea to do something great and not entirely have a plan on how to do it but the drive and will power to make it work

Michael Bloomberg

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Progress is not inevitable. It's up to us to create it.

Michael Bloomberg

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Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.

Michael Bloomberg

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You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world.

Michael Bloomberg

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Working collectively and collaboratively is the difference between mediocrity by yourself or success as a team. You have to share the pain and the responsibility and if you do then you will also share in the rewards.

Michael Bloomberg

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You must first be willing to fail — and you must have the courage to go for it anyway.

Michael Bloomberg

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If someone tells me they skied all day and never fell down, I tell them to find another mountain.

Michael Bloomberg

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I know a con when I see one.

Michael Bloomberg

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You can't sit there and worry about everything.

Michael Bloomberg

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I've always respected those who tried to change the world for the better, rather than just complain about it.

Michael Bloomberg

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I was the one of those students who made the top half of the class possible.

Michael Bloomberg

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In the game of life, when the final buzzer sounds, the only stat you carry with you is the number of assists you made.

Michael Bloomberg

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Donald Trump says he wants to run America like he's running his business? God help us.

Michael Bloomberg

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I never liked anyone who didn't have a temper. If you don't have a temper, you don't have any passion.

Michael Bloomberg

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Buy what's deliverable, not what could be.

Michael Bloomberg

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The people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry. But we live in a complex world where you're going to have to have a level of security greater than you did back in the olden days, if you will. And our laws and our interpretation of the Constitution, I think, have to change.

Michael Bloomberg

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