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"I finished law school in '56, but I was working two jobs."
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"The employed are punished by having to do what they do not love. The self-employed are punished by the opposite."

"Employment frees man from the nightmare of unemployment, while it chains him to his employer's dream."

"To some people, employment is a distraction. To all entertainers, distraction is employment."

"Since President Bush took office, we have lost 3 million more good jobs."

"Producing fuel cells and solar panels requires high tech facilities and produces high paying jobs. The industry is booming in Arizona. The state already has about 100 firms in the solar industry and has grown 20% since 2003."

"One could say that in case of need, every normal and healthy woman is able to hold a position. And there is no profession which cannot be practiced by a woman."

"What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit?"

"For a variety of reasons, we are not producing at a given level of economic activity the jobs we used to have."

"I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful."
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"In 1975 I was among a group of blacks who formed the Black Americans in Support of Israel Committee."

"So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare."

"Some of us claim that New York City is the capital of the country, indeed the capital of the world. Now, that may be a bit much for those who don't come from New York, but clearly we are an important city for reasons of our cultural advantages."

"Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again."

"I'm confident that, were I mayor, I would do some things differently than he has. But I think there's a world of difference between him and his immediate predecessor."

"I went downtown as a lawyer and then I worked in a liquor store at night, as I had done all through law school. And so when I got to the point where I could give up the night job, I joined the political club."
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