The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.
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.
The other states look to New York for the progressive direction.
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.
People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
There's a rhythm to the legislative session and there are rhythms to legislative sessions. So I think that's very important to take into consideration when you are deciding what to do when.
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.
Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.
I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.
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.
Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.
I worked in the Clinton administration.
I'm very big on focus.
I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
There is energy and power in a crisis.
I don't think bonuses are always bad.
To be clear... no one is above the law.
I don't know people who don't say, boy the government is working better now.
I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.
