I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.

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 wanted to read immediately. The only fear was that of books coming to an end.

Don't you think a dream would feel shy if it were seen walking about in the waking world?

Anybody who wants to get their way says that Jesus supports their view. But that isn't Jesus' fault.

Everything that has calories in my kitchen is my favorite

Sometimes people graduate but they don't leave. They hang around for years, for no reason. I would think of ghosts like that, I decided.

It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment.

Today's marginalization of Christianity is a direct result of our failure to understand our faith as a total worldview.

Stealing things is a glorious occupation, particularly in the art world.

Management is not being brilliant. Management is being conscientious.

You two go and have fun. I have plenty of stuff here to entertain me with. Plato rocks! (Tory)