Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.

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.

If you always read the same old ideas, what progress can you make in the name of discovering new paths?

I'm gonna play something so funky you can smell it

While I respect my cousin Annette Sykes commitment in engaging in the political process, I do not endorse or support any political party.

Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

I have an incredible team of collaborators that work with me on all my films. I adore them and respect them tremendously. I can't wait to begin production on my next film so we can be reunited.

I was always looking up to supermodels. They were, like, my superheroes.

The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.

Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.

Hold on tight, Sam." He puts me in a choke hold. "Ahhh," I gasp. "Not that tight.

People who are kind of at the cutting edge of life and survival, and being near the nitty-gritty, like my films, and I like that.