Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don’t alienate the legislature on Day 1.
ANDREW CUOMOI’m a harsh critic of the status quo.
More Andrew Cuomo Quotes
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Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.
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Politicians are good listeners. Because if they’re not, they aren’t politicians for very long.
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I’ve worked on the urban agenda all my life. All. My. Life.
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I’m in politics. I’m in government, so nothing surprises me.
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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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I don’t think bonuses are always bad.
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I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
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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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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 don’t know people who don’t say ‘boy, the government is working better now.’
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I haven’t lost my head yet.
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I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.
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The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
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I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.
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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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