THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL PROPERTIES with basketball courts, bathroom facilities, toilet facilities. Many young people would love to get the hell out of cities

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.

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.

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.

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?'

The worst thing a kid can say about homework is that it is too hard. The worst thing a kid can say about a game is it's too easy.

Architecture is the story of how we see ourselves. It is the architect's job to service everyday life.

Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.

Companies that change best over time know first and foremost what should not change.

Stop viewing China like it's the Cold War. Start viewing them as a modern member of the industrialized world.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.

We are not to tell nature what she’s gotta be... She's always got better imagination than we have.

Ultimately we want to use dream to liberate ourselves from all relative conditions, not simply to improve them.

If you are animated by right principles, and are fully awakened to the true dignity of life, the subject of amusements may be left to settle itself.