I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.

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.

Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

In order to trust your body as a guide, the first step is to begin to understand it.

Ronald Reagan is the first modern President whose contempt for the facts is treated as a charming idiosyncrasy.

In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial

I want to be true to the character and maintain some consistency and give the audience what they love while at the same time keeping things fresh and grow the character.

The Cross is the way to Paradise, but only when it is borne willingly.

The time eras that I really like are more on '50s and '60s.

I've always said Crouch is special. He's tall and that makes him special but he is special because he has good feet as well

I believe in tying the marriage knot, as long as it's around the woman's neck