Quotes By Andrew Cuomo

As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?

The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act.

There is also something called the Legislature. There is something called the press. There is something called people. These are all different players on the stage.

The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.

I'm governor of New York.

I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.

If there's a silver bullet in the battle to recapture Albany, it is the re-engagement of our citizens. This capital has become a physical metaphor for the isolation and alienation of our people.

I'm a Queens boy at the end of the day.

I worked in the Clinton administration.

If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.

I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.

Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.

If I'm breathing in 2016, I'll be happy.

What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.

It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.

I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.

There are 10,000 local governments in the state of New York. Ten thousand! Town, village, lighting district, water district, sewer district, a special district to count the other districts in case you missed a district.

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

Once you start saying, 'Let's talk political, my own politics, my own aspirations,' it can become not just distracting in that it takes time, but it can become confusing and frustrating, and is this now a political agenda or a governmental agenda.

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

You can be a lender who wants to compete and have a better product, but you just can't get to the students. The schools are controlling the access to the students.

I don't think bonuses are always bad.

I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.

New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush.

I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.

I am against the death penalty.

I've been not only articulating the dissatisfaction with Albany, I've been acting on it. I've been very aggressive in bringing public integrity cases and public corruption cases and bringing cases against sitting legislators.

Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.

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

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.