What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.
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 Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.
I believe in $15 as a minimum wage.
If you go from $7 to $15 in a very short period of time, potentially that could have a negative effect on some economies because that is a very big jump. And you're saying to businesses that employ a large number of minimum wage workers, your payroll is basically going to double. That could have a negative impact. It would have to be studied.
I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.
If I get sued for keeping people safe and getting people in from the cold because they were endangering themselves, then so be it.
There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.
People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.
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.
Marriage equality changed life for people.
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.
People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
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.
Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.
People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.
It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.
It's troubling for me as a Catholic to be at odds with the church.
Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.
I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
Very few people go into politics to be reviled.
I think naturally my orientation is from my father.