I think there’s a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
ANDREW CUOMOPeople go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
More Andrew Cuomo Quotes
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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’s a rhythm to the legislative session and there are rhythms to legislative sessions. So I think that’s very important to take into consideration when you are deciding what to do when.
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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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I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can’t afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.
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Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.
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I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.
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I’m in politics. I’m in government, so nothing surprises me.
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I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.
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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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Showed good business judgment, knowing that these continued lawsuits would be the untimely death of the gun industry.
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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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I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I’m angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?
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I’m a Queens boy at the end of the day.
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The other states look to New York for the progressive direction. New York made a powerful statement [legalizing marriage equality], not just for the people of New York, but for people all across this nation.
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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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People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.
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I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.
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The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
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I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman’s right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.
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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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There is energy and power in a crisis.
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I never thought I would be divorced.
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The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.
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I’ve been not only articulating the dissatisfaction with Albany, I’ve been acting on it. I’ve been very aggressive in bringing public integrity cases and public corruption cases and bringing cases against sitting legislators
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There’s no such thing as a 100-year flood.
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I don’t know people who don’t say ‘boy, the government is working better now.’
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