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Joe Lhota

Profession : Politician

Birth : October 7, 1954

The bracelet says 'Fear Nothing.' It was given to me by my friends, and it was made for me and my friends during the period of time that I was going through chemotherapy. And I still wear it, because it's a great reminder of friendship and how my buddies and others came together in my time of need.

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Margaret Thatcher was a 20th century visionary who understood the power of individual freedom versus the tyranny of government collectivism. She was a loyal supporter and friend of the United States and her terms as prime minister were marked as the beginning of the resurgence of the economy of the United Kingdom.

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My earliest memories are of my father explaining to me the American Dream and how he expected me to do better than he did.

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It's been 35 years since I left school. Almost nine of them were in government; all the rest were in the private sector. And I've proven over time to be a great leader.

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My favorite is always the book that I'm currently reading.

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The 'Libertarian' thing was a mistake on my part for saying it, but I am.

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Rudy Giuliani did some phenomenal things in the city if you think of the transformation of the city and the quality of life.

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I have gone to Albany constantly in my capacity as budget director, because I don't think the way the transit authority works with the City of New York is very appropriate.

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Everybody knows I return all of my phone calls. I pick up my cell phone myself, much to the chagrin of my staff.

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I still am a virulent anti-communist. It is a bad system, an immoral system, and one that takes away the rights of people and the rights of individuals. And everywhere it's gone, it's failed.

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What I learned from 9/11 that is really important, first and foremost, you have to motivate all the workers and understand that they've left their families to help clean up a pretty awful situation. Every time you have an emergency management situation, it's all about teamwork.

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We've made tremendous strides and changes in the City of New York since 1994.

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I do fear God, but I will also tell you that when a doctor diagnoses you and the word 'cancer' comes out of his mouth, at that point, it changes your life and you do fear less and it also has allowed me to be a lot more open as a person. It's changed me.

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I cannot be separated from Rudy Giuliani, but I am also not Rudy Giuliani.

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There is no reason for anybody to have an assault weapon.

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I have voted for a Republican for president ever since I was voting and since I was 18 years old.

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New York is in my DNA.

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I'm never surprised by the insensitivity of 'The New York Times' editorial board.

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The mayor of New York is the chief executive of the city. It is a complex organization and it requires the requisite skills to understand how to be the leader of the people and manage the government of N.Y.

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Mayors of New York have been elected not because of their party label, but because of their philosophy and their approach overall, and that has been since time immemoriam in New York, that people are not party-oriented in New York.

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