Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don’t alienate the legislature on Day 1.
ANDREW CUOMOFight as hard as you can, and then understand there’s going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.
More Andrew Cuomo Quotes
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I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.
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The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act.
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There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.
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Lesson from Pataki’s success is: Use the political moment.
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I’m a Queens boy at the end of the day.
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I don’t think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.
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I am against the death penalty.
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I think there’s a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
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I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.
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My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty.
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If there’s a silver bullet in the battle to recapture Albany, it is the re-engagement of our citizens. This capital has become a physical metaphor for the isolation and alienation of our people.
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A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.
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There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do.
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I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.
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I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.
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