I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.

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.

Don’t underestimate the dreams everyone has

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

Every time you answer the phone, someone is crying, someone is raging, someone is begging you to solve their problems.

A thousand suns rise from my chest.

Deathless laurel is the victor's due.

You are epic fail if you think you are better than me!

Legendary service is one of the criteria that sets one company apart from its competitors. It's the mark of a truly authentic company - you just can't fake caring!

Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did.

I have said many times before, interactivity is the equivalent of radioactivity. For interactivity effects a kind of disintegration, a kind of rupture.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope. [Lat., Et res non semper, spes mihi semper adest.]