Quotes By Andrew Cuomo

I'm sort of the Antichrist to the Conservative Party.

I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I'm angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?

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

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

I haven't lost my head yet.

Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don't alienate the legislature on Day 1.

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

There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do.

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.

My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty.

I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.

The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.

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

When you try to communicate too many ideas, sometimes you wind up communicating nothing.

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'm not going to allow myself to be pushed politically.

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.

A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.

I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.

It's troubling for me as a Catholic to be at odds with the church.

I don't know people who don't say, boy the government is working better now.

I'm going to change everything you believe about HUD.

I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.

Flooding damage is not customary for New York, especially downstate.

Very few people go into politics to be reviled.

I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.

I think naturally my orientation is from my father.

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

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

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.