I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.

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.

There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.

I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project with other great actors.

Where doubt is, there faith has no power.

My favorite question that is asked only of women is, 'What do you do with yourself all day?' The only possible answer is, 'Make nuclear bombs in my bathroom. Just little ones, though.

If you just work on stuff that you like and you're passionate about, you don't have to have a master plan with how things will play out.

I don't believe in luck. Like I didn't win a lot of races for awhile, and it's because I didn't put myself in position to win enough of them.

I can now focus on a huge audience through TV, books, cookware and foods.

Im writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and it is the most extraordinary, exciting thing. I love it, and Im very greedy, and I really enjoy it!

The step between ecstatic vision and sinful frenzy is all too brief.

Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.