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 CUOMOThere 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.
More Andrew Cuomo Quotes
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I’m a Queens boy at the end of the day.
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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 go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
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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 never thought I would be divorced.
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There is also something called the Legislature. There is something called the press. There is something called people. These are all different players on the stage.
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Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there’s going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.
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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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Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don’t alienate the legislature on Day 1.
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Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.
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I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
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I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.
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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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I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.
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I’ve worked on the urban agenda all my life. All. My. Life.
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