Quotes by Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio

American politician

Lived from: 1961 -

Category: Politics

Born: 8 may 1961

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  • 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.
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  • At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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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  • 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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  • My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.
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  • 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.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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What are the most famous quotes from Bill de Blasio?

The two most famous quotes from Bill de Blasio are:

  • "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."
  • "At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving."

When did Bill de Blasio live?

Bill de Blasio is still alive and was born in 1961.