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.
ANDREW CUOMOI’m running for governor; I’m not running for a legislative office.
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Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.
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I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.
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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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As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?
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Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don’t alienate the legislature on Day 1.
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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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I’m a Queens boy at the end of the day.
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The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
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I’m going to change everything you believe about HUD.
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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 global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.
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Showed good business judgment, knowing that these continued lawsuits would be the untimely death of the gun industry.
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I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
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There’s no such thing as a 100-year flood.
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If I’m breathing in 2016, I’ll be happy.
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I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.
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I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.
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I think there’s a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
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He was the keynote speaker for our better angels.
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I think naturally my orientation is from my father.
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If there’s a silver bullet in the battle to recapture Albany, it is the re-engagement of our citizens. This capital has become a physical metaphor for the isolation and alienation of our people.
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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 never thought I would be divorced.
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I’m in politics. I’m in government, so nothing surprises me.
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There is energy and power in a crisis.
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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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