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.
ANDREW CUOMOI 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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There’s no such thing as a 100-year flood.
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I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.
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I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.
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People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
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I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
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People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.
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I’m running for governor; I’m not running for a legislative office.
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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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I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that’s what I’m doing.
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It’s time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.
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There is energy and power in a crisis.
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I think naturally my orientation is from my father.
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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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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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Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don’t alienate the legislature on Day 1.
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I am against the death penalty.
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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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To be clear no one is above the law.
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I did experiment with marijuana when I was a youth.
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I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.
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There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.
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I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.
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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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Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.
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I’ve worked on the urban agenda all my life. All. My. Life.
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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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