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> [I'm aggressive, quite frankly, because Staten Island gets screwed all the time. And if I'm not aggressive, then I won't be successful.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-m-aggressive-quite-frankly-because-staten-island-gets-screwed-all/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

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> [One of the things that I try to do when I have a tough time with anything - whatever it may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/one-of-the-things-that-i-try-to-do-when-i-have-a-tough-time-with/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

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> [What I'm guilty of is trying the hardest and giving 100 percent of myself and putting my heart and soul into representing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/what-i-m-guilty-of-is-trying-the-hardest-and-giving-100-percent-of/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

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## More by Michael Grimm

> [I don't think it's good for economy to have a broken immigration system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-don-t-think-it-s-good-for-economy-to-have-a-broken-immigration/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [I have people coming to me every day, coming to my office, with life-threatening diseases - life-threatening diseases - and they were dropped from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-have-people-coming-to-me-every-day-coming-to-my-office-with-life/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [America stands for the land of opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/america-stands-for-the-land-of-opportunity/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [I'm aggressive, quite frankly, because Staten Island gets screwed all the time. And if I'm not aggressive, then I won't be successful. That's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-m-aggressive-quite-frankly-because-staten-island-gets-screwed-all/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [There's no question that, um, you know, the oceans have risen, right? And the climate change part is, is a real part of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/there-s-no-question-that-um-you-know-the-oceans-have-risen-right-and/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [The ability to be successful should be a good thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/the-ability-to-be-successful-should-be-a-good-thing/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [I have been one of the guys who have been skeptical of global warming from the beginning. The jury is obviously still out on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-have-been-one-of-the-guys-who-have-been-skeptical-of-global-warming/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [I doubt that I am the first member of Congress to tell off a reporter, and I am sure I won’t be the last,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-doubt-that-i-am-the-first-member-of-congress-to-tell-off-a-reporter/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [I am the only Republican Congressman who represents a borough within New York City, a city of 8.5 million people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-am-the-only-republican-congressman-who-represents-a-borough-within/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [One of the things that I try to do when I have a tough time with anything - whatever it may be - is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/one-of-the-things-that-i-try-to-do-when-i-have-a-tough-time-with/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [I would want to teach my children someday that they should strive to be successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-would-want-to-teach-my-children-someday-that-they-should-strive-to/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

> [What I'm guilty of is trying the hardest and giving 100 percent of myself and putting my heart and soul into representing the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/what-i-m-guilty-of-is-trying-the-hardest-and-giving-100-percent-of/)

[Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/)

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