Zitat des Tages von Andrew Cuomo:
I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me.
I haven't lost my head yet.
If I'm breathing in 2016, I'll be happy.
During Hurricane Sandy, we expended billions and billions of dollars, literally. In the handling of the emergency and the construction and the aftermath, trying to get people to come back to the affected communities. So I'm very proud of what the state did.
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.
I've been not only articulating the dissatisfaction with Albany, I've been acting on it. I've been very aggressive in bringing public integrity cases and public corruption cases and bringing cases against sitting legislators.
I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.
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.
I'm sort of the Antichrist to the Conservative Party.
I am the government.
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.
Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.
We have a system of jurisprudence. You are innocent until proven guilty. You have a right to counsel. And you have a right to hospitalization if you are ill. That is our system. And it's what makes this country special and what makes this country great.
A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.
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.
As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?
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.
Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.
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.
I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
I don't think bonuses are always bad.
I am against the death penalty.
I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.
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?
I'm going to change everything you believe about HUD.
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.
The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
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.
I'm governor of New York.
I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.
I'm very big on focus.
The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.
I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.
If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.
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.
You don't build walls; you build bridges between people.