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

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 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.

I know that we sin but I do believe we try, we all try.

Forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?

A liar will not be believed even when he speaks the truth.

Once you believe in yourself and see your soul as divine and precious, you’ll automatically be converted to a being who can create miracles.

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.

No one understands yourself like you, give yourself time, believe in your capabilities & love yourself like you love someone.

You are not happy because you believe everything needs to happen right now but you forget everything happens with perfect timing.