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...CB: A lot of people would often say that. You know I was drawn to people like Doug Lasdon who has changed tens of thousands of people’s lives through the strategic use of legal action, and that really inspired me. And I have to say, I had problems with politics and suspicions about politics in general. If you help someone across the road when you’re a do-good lawyer you’re a good guy. If you help someone across the road when you’re in politics often the cynicism...
...CB: People look very suspiciously on anything that you do [as a politician] and we all do it, I think. We all for some reason put public servants who are in the political world through a different type of scrutiny. The reality that I’m learning in my life, and trying to reaffirm in my life, is that you can’t get caught up in what people think or you’re never going to do what you’re called...
...CB: The power in life is to recognize that there are no mistakes. Nothing happens by accident. If you realize that every moment is profoundly filled with purpose then you don’t miss as many miracles. You don’t miss as many messages or you don’t lose as many lessons...
...CB: Here I was in a phenomenal city with phenomenal people who have taught me so much. I say I got my B.A. from Stanford and my Ph.D. in the streets of Newark. And the reality was that it was the right thing to do. As friends of mine were convincing me to get into politics, they were saying that this is an opportunity. It may not be the most easy route and it may be punishing in many ways but you have an opportunity nobody else does. You should seize this opportunity and try to make a difference...
...CB: We inherited a city that was in financial free fall. A horrible financial disaster. Crime was escalating and there had been really no investments made in the police department in terms of personnel and more feet on the streets. In terms of technology we were in the dark ages when it came to that. In many ways, Newark was presumed to be a closed shop by many investors and people who might move their businesses back...