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I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me.

I'm not going to allow myself to be pushed politically.

Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.

I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.

As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

Flooding damage is not customary for New York, especially downstate.

I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.

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.

Whether you voted for me or not, going through the Democratic process had made me a better candidate. I am a smarter, better candidate.

I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.

The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.

I think naturally my orientation is from my father.

I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.

I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.

I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

I haven't lost my head yet.

Marriage equality changed life for people.

I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.

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.

Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.

I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.

The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.

People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.

I am the government.

I'm going to change everything you believe about HUD.

I worked in the Clinton administration.

I'm a Queens boy at the end of the day.

I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.

To be clear ... no one is above the law.

Very few people go into politics to be reviled.

I'm sort of the Antichrist to the Conservative Party.

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 have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.

I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.

I don't know people who don't say, boy the government is working better now.

Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.

I never thought I would be divorced.

It's troubling for me as a Catholic to be at odds with the church.

I am against the death penalty.

People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.

Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.

I'm governor of New York.

There is energy and power in a crisis.

What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.

I don't think bonuses are always bad.

If I'm breathing in 2016, I'll be happy.

If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.

Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.

There's no such thing as a 100-year flood.

I'm very big on focus.

I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.

People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.

I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.

It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.

I did experiment with marijuana when I was a youth.

The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.

When you try to communicate too many ideas, sometimes you wind up communicating nothing.

Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don't alienate the legislature on Day 1.

The other states look to New York for the progressive direction.

A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.

He was the keynote speaker for our better angels.

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.