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I don't know people who don't say 'boy, the government is working better now.'
The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development
The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.
A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.
People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.
When you try to communicate too many ideas, sometimes you wind up communicating nothing.
I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.
Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.
What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.
The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.
Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.
My decision on this matter is as certain and final as death and the staggering New Deal taxes.
As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?
I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.
This virus is an enemy that the entire country underestimated from day one and we have paid the price dearly.
Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.
The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.
Showed good business judgment, knowing that these continued lawsuits would be the untimely death of the gun industry.
I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.
If I get sued for keeping people safe and getting people in from the cold because they were endangering themselves, then so be it.
Fear is a powerful weapon. It can excite and motivate, and it can get people to yell and to scream. But fear has never created a job.
Former President Shimon Peres was a leader and a statesman, and an especially wonderful friend to all of us. He will be missed dearly.
Whether you voted for me or not, going through the Democratic process had made me a better candidate. I am a smarter, better candidate.
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.
You know, you cut taxes for the rich sometimes and it sits in a bank account. You cut taxes for the middle class, they will spend the money.
I believe it is actually fomenting the growth of ISIL; Donald Trump could be a recruitment poster for ISIL because he is fanning the flames of hate.
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.
When you become president, they don't give you a magic wand that you wave. You have to get legislation passed. You have to get agencies to run programs.
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.
There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do.
You can be a lender who wants to compete and have a better product, but you just can't get to the students. The schools are controlling the access to the students.
Some people don't support economic development. There are people in the Assembly who say there is no economic development possible; leave it to the private sector.
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.
You add one million citizens to the voting rolls in this state, that's a significant, significant difference. You do that nationwide, it's a significant difference.
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.
I'm tired of being behind this virus. We've been behind this virus from day one. We underestimated this virus. It's more powerful, it's more dangerous than we expected.
Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is in a position of authority.
Our problem is within ourselves. We have found the means to blow the world physically apart. Spiritually, we have yet to find the means to put together the world's broken pieces.
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.
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.
'Give me your poor.' It didn't say, 'Give me your poor who can afford a $680 citizenship.' If I had my way, it would be free. If I had my way, the state would subsidize every eligible application, period.
The other states look to New York for the progressive direction. New York made a powerful statement [legalizing marriage equality], not just for the people of New York, but for people all across this nation.
I think Hillary Clinton is going to do very well in New York, because there's one basic advantage. New Yorkers know Hillary Clinton. She was here for senator. We've seen her work. We've seen her performance.
It's a matter of opinion on many of these issues, and there's no right or wrong. That's why we have elections; that's why we have debates. Donald Trump thinks one thing. Hillary Clinton thinks another thing.
Some states are doing better than others. Some states naturally have stronger economies. So it's not as simple as saying, 'Let's go to $15.' If you do it wrong, you can hurt the very people you're trying to help.
There are 10,000 local governments in the state of New York. Ten thousand! Town, village, lighting district, water district, sewer district, a special district to count the other districts in case you missed a district.