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title: "1 Healthy Democracy Quotes By Michael Bloomberg"
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> [We all know that election reform takes time. That's because those who have benefited from the system are the ones who fight hardest to preserve it. So if we're going to succeed, we need an independent coalition of citizens who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/we-all-know-that-election-reform-takes-time-that-s-because-those-who/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

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## More by Michael Bloomberg

> [I'm not going to run for president. No way, no how.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-m-not-going-to-run-for-president-no-way-no-how/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [Now, you might say – “But why should we pay people for doing what they’re supposed to do?” It’s a fair question – but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/now-you-might-say-but-why-should-we-pay-people-for-doing-what-they-re/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [What I'm trying to do is to create excitement. So people looking at the Bloomberg's office building say, "My goodness, what's going on here?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/what-i-m-trying-to-do-is-to-create-excitement-so-people-looking-at/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [You have to understand, we have better communications and better transportation, so people know what's available elsewhere and can get a message out, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/you-have-to-understand-we-have-better-communications-and-better/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [ The system \[in U.S.\] is designed for a two-party system. And those two parties have an interest in keeping third parties out. There's too… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/the-system-in-u-s-is-designed-for-a-two-party-system-and-those-two/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [If you want to do something for your children and show how much you love them, the single best thing-by far-is to support organizations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/if-you-want-to-do-something-for-your-children-and-show-how-much-you/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [We haven't had a world war in a long time. We do have mass movements of people out of Syria and North Africa. But,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/we-haven-t-had-a-world-war-in-a-long-time-we-do-have-mass-movements/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [I think one of the great dangers here is going and categorizing anybody from one religion as a terrorist. That's not true... That would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/i-think-one-of-the-great-dangers-here-is-going-and-categorizing/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/stubborn-isn-t-a-word-i-would-use-to-describe-myself-pigheaded-is/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/many-of-america-s-and-new-york-s-sons-and-daughters-are-around-the/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [If you really believe that you're making a difference and that you can leave a legacy of better schools and jobs and safer streets,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/if-you-really-believe-that-you-re-making-a-difference-and-that-you/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [The next day after I got fired, literally the next day, I started a new company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/the-next-day-after-i-got-fired-literally-the-next-day-i-started-a-new/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/we-all-must-recognize-that-homeland-security-funds-should-be/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [In New York City, a lot of people think "the great outdoors" is the area between your front door and a taxi cab.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/in-new-york-city-a-lot-of-people-think-the-great-outdoors-is-the-area/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

> [Is your company so small you have to do everything for yourself? Wait until you're so big that you can't. That's worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bloomberg/is-your-company-so-small-you-have-to-do-everything-for-yourself-wait/)

[Michael Bloomberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bloomberg/)

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