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

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

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

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

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

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 am against the death penalty.

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

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

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

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 have already lost the knowledge of the word whose sound has the shape of a soul. But perhaps it's not too late. Come with me. Hurry now. We still have a chance to be young.

It's highly important to always bear in mind that continuous negative thoughts and belief can unquestionably reverse your true destiny in life.

why do people pour water on concrete expecting something to grow from it" AP

They're dead. We're alive. We have things to do.

I love any challenge that comes my way, and I've been lucky to have many.

Your flattery is as full of contempt as your insults were.

Union busting has become a major industry with more than a thousand consulting firms teaching companies how to prevent workers from organizing and how to get rid of existing unions.

Your first name's white, your second is Hispanic, and your third belongs to a black. No wonder you don't know who you are.

Being an American is such a rich environment, because there's so many people from other countries and cultures, and through that you're able to see other people's experiences.

I don't like being rumbled, I like to be invisible.