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Delay is the enemy of progress.
In politics you learn to always smile.
I don't like politicians who vacillate.
It sucks. I used to be governor of New York.
Public speaking? I speak to myself on the street!
I apologize to the public, whom I promised better.
I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility.
My career was obviously cut shorter than I wanted it to be.
I would say to those who don't like the metaphor This is reality.
To survive, the GOP needs to invite people in, not shut them out.
It's not Big Brother that we now have to be afraid of, but Big Browser.
A year is an eternity in politics - though less than a moment in history.
Sometimes in politics, you think you've seen it all. Turns out I was wrong.
I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself.
When you're in office, there are tangible moments when you can see tangible successes.
I do not believe that politics in the long run is about individuals. It is about ideas.
Those who are critical of Alliance are the same people who have done nothing for 30 years.
It's time to let science and medicine, not politics and rhetoric, lead us to good, sound policy.
Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.
To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize.
I stand before you today because this vision of government as the engine of opportunity is what I believe in.
One of the biggest lies in capitalism is that companies like competition. They don't. Nobody likes competition.
While their fiscal views aren't mine, the moderates are the last reasonable voice in the current Republican Party.
Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.
Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.
Shareholders have the right and obligation to set the parameters of corporate behavior within which management pursues profit.
Yes, people pull the trigger - but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror.
While 2013 will not see a major national election, we can be sure that most Republicans will obstruct and some Democrats will appease.
I believe in an evolving Constitution. A flexible Constitution leaves room for us to consider not merely how the world once was, but how it ought to be.
I don't have any particular expertise-I've never been a banker or an investment banker. But I did see an evolution in the system that I thought was problematic.
Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government.
For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government.
The big lie out there, the big lie that the Republicans propagate day after day, is that cutting marginal rates for those at the top is going to create jobs. It's simply not true.
The world has conducted a massive macro-economic experiment since the cataclysm of 2008. In Europe, the fans of austerity have had their chance, and the results have been a disaster.
In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics.
Technology is neutral: It convicts and finds innocents. We must make it a regularized part of the system, giving defendants access to DNA testing and evidence whenever it might be relevant.
I don't think Michael Bloomberg would say that his greatest skill is delivering the speech. He would say he's more of a nuts-and-bolts mayor-picking up the trash, dealing with the school system.
The reason to drive this point home with a vivid and frank comparison is many New Yorkers are still not confronting the reality of how serious our crisis is. It was an exhortation to face reality.
President Obama is doing the right thing by offering young immigrants, most often in this country through no action of their own, a chance to live and work openly, free from the fear of deportation.
The wise decision by President Obama to grant some undocumented immigrants the right to remain in the United States for two years without the threat of deportation is already benefitting the country.
Jimmy Carter laid out policies that we now look back at and say, 'Gee, that actually made sense.' But you also need to explain it and convey and communicate in a way that provides that tableau, that understanding.
I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better.
In 2007, when I was governor of New York, I proposed that our state once again permit undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. To say the proposal lit a firestorm in the political arena is an understatement.
The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans can be set aside and be replaced by thoughtfulness and introspection.
In nations where the voices of intolerance are most visible and momentarily powerful, it is in our long run interests to remain firm in our clear articulation that the use of violence in response to speech is to be condemned.
The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook our nation to the core. Americans were deeply frightened, sad, and angry, and they rallied around a President who, at the time, showed impressive certitude and calm.
Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course.
Imagine if investors in Wal-Mart really cared about bribery at that company's overseas operations or safety standards at its overseas manufacturing plants. If investors pulled their capital, corporate leaders would have to respond.
After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.
I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership.