We're going to restructure the state government into a government that's responsive to the needs of New York state taxpayers.

I see a New York where people who are down on their luck can get back on the road to responsibility, a job and dignity.

I think the media has been in denial just like the party regulars have been in denial. They just don't understand that the government that we have today is not what the people want as a government.

I believe in the American Dream because I have lived the American Dream.

People want a grounded government. They want a government that's going to be responsible to them.

I see a New York that is once again the empire state.

If you're a citizen of the State of New York, your kid has as much a right as another kid to an education, and the best education. The money should be distributed equally to all.

Don't misquote me as wanting to hurt homosexual people in any way. That would be a dastardly lie.

I have a great sensitivity to kids. I have a great sensitivity to the people that fall between the cracks.

THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL PROPERTIES with basketball courts, bathroom facilities, toilet facilities. Many young people would love to get the hell out of cities

I'm a very spontaneous person. If someone aggravates me, I'm going to go after them. I wake up every morning, and I say, 'What bad guys should I go after today?'

reading is like life, it can take u on one WILD ride

You do not need many possessions to have a happy life.

I don’t want to kill you, but I must. For the good of the country.

I've always believed that the only defeats and victories that matter in life are those you lose or win alone, against yourself.

The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.

When people are suspicious with you, you start being suspicious with them.

Silence does for thinking what a suspension bridge does for space -- it makes connections.

Nothing is for sure. Change is the only thing that is the absolute.

Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.

Follow the man who seeks the truth; run from the man who has found it.