“New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance.”

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.

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.

I’m in politics. I’m in government, so nothing surprises me.

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.

I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.

I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.

I never thought I would be divorced.

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.

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.

I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.

The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.

Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.

Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.

I’m going to change everything you believe about HUD.

I’m running for governor; I’m not running for a legislative office.

I don’t know people who don’t say ‘boy, the government is working better now.’

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program.

We don’t need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.

You know why there’s a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.

Government is not a solution to our problem government is the problem.

Between the government which does evil and the people who accept it – there is a certain shameful solidarity.

You could afford your house without the government if it weren’t for the government.