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

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

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?'

He touched my soul long before I knew what his hands felt like.

If your heart is not attuned to God, it will become a catch basin for every device of the devil. Yes, Satan is at work in our world. The Bible is my authority.

The truth is that the world doesn't have much use or respect for "do nothing" people. Can you really blame them?

It takes a lot of time to get experience, and once you have it you ought to go on using it.

Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake.

Everyone has some dysfunction in their families. They have to deal with it. You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.

Oh, how rare are the Christians who speak with a tender heart and have a theological backbone of steel.

I just want to have fun and party with everyone around the world. That's the only rule, to have fun.

There's always a danger of writers believing their own publicity. We live in a world of puff and solicited blurb, a world of favours and backscratching.

I'm gonna go down in history as being one of the best music men and businessmen in entertainment ... The people that I'm going to be greater than are Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Clive Davis.