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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.

Andrew Cuomo

People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.
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People Right Upset
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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Believe Best Government Inspirational Myself Oppression
Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.
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Cry Government Injustice Oppression People Tears
I am against the death penalty.
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Death Myself One Liner
Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don’t alienate the legislature on Day 1.
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Legislature Lesson Politics
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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Decision Important Myself Thinking
The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
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Government Job Necessary
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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Act Corruption Government Integrity Politics Satisfaction
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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Dignity Integrity Performance Time
I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
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Battle Believe Myself Right Support
I don’t know people who don’t say ‘boy, the government is working better now.’
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Better Government Myself People Work
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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Different People Player Politics Rule
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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Believe Choose Equality Marriage Myself Progress Protection Right Woman
I’m a harsh critic of the status quo.
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Myself Rough
A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.
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Force Friendship Goodness Government People
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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Death Desire Father Fear Hard Myself
I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.
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Believe Climate Myself Ourselves Reality
I’m going to change everything you believe about HUD.
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Believe Change Myself Yourself
I did experiment with marijuana when I was a youth.
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Experiemnt Myself Youth
I’m running for governor; I’m not running for a legislative office.
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Government Myself Run
Lesson from Pataki’s success is: Use the political moment.
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Lesson Movement Politics Revolution Success
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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Myself Reality Respect Simplicity Unity
If I’m breathing in 2016, I’ll be happy.
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Alive Breathe Happiness Myself
We need marriage equality in every state in this nation. Otherwise, no state really has marriage equality, and we will not rest until it is a reality.
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Equality Law Marriage Nation Need Reality Rule
The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.
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Death Important Life Need Serious Understand
People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.
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Bad Deal Election Myself People Thinking
I think naturally my orientation is from my father.
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Character Father Myself Thinking

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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