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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.

Andrew Cuomo

It’s time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.
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Fight People Time
Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don’t alienate the legislature on Day 1.
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Legislature Lesson Politics
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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Myself Reality Respect Simplicity Unity
New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance.
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Government Law Nation Performance
I never thought I would be divorced.
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Break Up Divorce Myself One Liner
I’m running for governor; I’m not running for a legislative office.
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Government Myself Run
To be clear no one is above the law.
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Equality Law One Liner Oneself Rule
Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.
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Change Lying Nature Reality
If I’m breathing in 2016, I’ll be happy.
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Alive Breathe Happiness Myself
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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Action Anger Better Change Myself People Planning Understand Yourself
I think there’s a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
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Learning Myself Politics Rule Thinking
There is energy and power in a crisis.
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Energy Hard Time One Liner Power Struggle
I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.
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Believe Best Government Inspirational Myself Oppression
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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Act Corruption Government Integrity Politics Satisfaction
I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.
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Believe Myself Need Serious
I’m going to change everything you believe about HUD.
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Believe Change Myself Yourself
I’ve worked on the urban agenda all my life. All. My. Life.
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Career Job Life Myself Work
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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Equality Law Marriage Nation Need Reality Rule
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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Election Government Myself Work
Lesson from Pataki’s success is: Use the political moment.
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Lesson Movement Politics Revolution Success
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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Dignity Integrity Performance Time
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.
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Act Failure Government Independence People Right
There’s a rhythm to the legislative session and there are rhythms to legislative sessions. So I think that’s very important to take into consideration when you are deciding what to do when.
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Decision Important Myself Thinking
I think naturally my orientation is from my father.
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Character Father Myself Thinking
The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
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Government Job Necessary
I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman’s right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.
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Believe Choose Equality Marriage Myself Progress Protection Right Woman
I don’t know people who don’t say ‘boy, the government is working better now.’
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Better Government Myself People Work

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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