I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office.
If you go from $7 to $15 in a very short period of time, potentially that could have a negative effect on some economies because that is a very big jump. And you're saying to businesses that employ a large number of minimum wage workers, your payroll is basically going to double. That could have a negative impact. It would have to be studied.
When you try to communicate too many ideas, sometimes you wind up communicating nothing.
I haven't lost my head yet.
What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.
You add one million citizens to the voting rolls in this state, that's a significant, significant difference. You do that nationwide, it's a significant difference.
I am against the death penalty.
When you become president, they don't give you a magic wand that you wave. You have to get legislation passed. You have to get agencies to run programs.
During Hurricane Sandy, we expended billions and billions of dollars, literally. In the handling of the emergency and the construction and the aftermath, trying to get people to come back to the affected communities. So I'm very proud of what the state did.
I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.
Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.
I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.
It's a matter of opinion on many of these issues, and there's no right or wrong. That's why we have elections; that's why we have debates. Donald Trump thinks one thing. Hillary Clinton thinks another thing.
I'm not going to allow myself to be pushed politically.
The Health Commissioner has given us good advice. It's smarter to keep the COVID patients separate. You don't want a person who goes into a hospital with one situation developing COVID because they happened to be exposed.
Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don't alienate the legislature on Day 1.
You know, you cut taxes for the rich sometimes and it sits in a bank account. You cut taxes for the middle class, they will spend the money.
People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.
The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.
Marriage equality changed life for people.
