“I think there’s a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.”

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.’

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.

Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don’t alienate the legislature on Day 1.

I did experiment with marijuana when I was a youth.

I’m a Queens boy at the end of the day.

He was the keynote speaker for our better angels.

As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

To be clear no one is above the law.

The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.

I don’t think bonuses are always bad.

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.

I’m a harsh critic of the status quo.

I keep working because I learn something new all the time.

Don’t be afraid of your worst times. If you learn from them, you’ll look back on them as the best times.

I experienced a lot of things while I was working with Dibakar Banerjee.

We should remain students for lifetime. You should be ready and yearn to learn from every moment of life. The basic elements of life need to be associated with learning. The learning process should be a part of your DNA.

A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.

Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.

You cannot improve your future if you are not willing to try something new and risk making mistakes and learning from them.

Don’t stop trying, learning, fighting, experimenting, doing, until the miracle happens.