“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.”
Death
“People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.”
PoliticsAll Quotes by Andrew Cuomo
“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.”
Best“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.”
Nature“Very few people go into politics to be reviled.”
Politics“The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.”
Government“I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.”
Society“People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.”
Politics“Marriage equality changed life for people.”
Equality“I am against the death penalty.”
Death“The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.”
Death“I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.”
Government“I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.”
Women“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.”
Respect“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.”
Government“Once you start saying, 'Let's talk political, my own politics, my own aspirations,' it can become not just distracting in that it takes time, but it can become confusing and frustrating, and is this now a political agenda or a governmental agenda.”
Politics“If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.”
Politics“Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.”
Government“I am the government.”
Government“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?”
Change“There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.”
War