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Never
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Nov 07, 2020

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.

Better
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Angry
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Nov 07, 2020

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?

Boss
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Independence
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Out
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Essential
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Nov 07, 2020

The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.

Fiscally
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Nov 07, 2020

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

I Believe
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Nov 07, 2020

I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.

Believe
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Nov 07, 2020

I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.

Change
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Death
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Nov 07, 2020

I am against the death penalty.

Discrimination
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Nov 07, 2020

I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.

Face
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Best
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Nov 07, 2020

I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me.

Articulating
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

New
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm governor of New York.

Honey
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

Marriage equality changed life for people.

I Think
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Nov 07, 2020

I think naturally my orientation is from my father.

Church
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Office
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Breathing
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Father
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Harsh
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

I never thought I would be divorced.

Democratic Process
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Nov 07, 2020

Whether you voted for me or not, going through the Democratic process had made me a better candidate. I am a smarter, better candidate.

Product
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is in a position of authority.

Empire State
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Cries
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Isolation
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

The other states look to New York for the progressive direction.

Players
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Nov 07, 2020

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
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Nov 07, 2020

Very few people go into politics to be reviled.

People
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Nov 07, 2020

People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.

Conservative
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Empire State
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.

Doing
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Going
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Life
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Nov 07, 2020

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

People
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.

Lost
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Nov 07, 2020

I haven't lost my head yet.

Day
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Clinton
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Nov 07, 2020

I worked in the Clinton administration.

Infrastructure
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Nov 07, 2020

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

New
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Nov 07, 2020

There's no such thing as a 100-year flood.

Friend
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Focus
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm very big on focus.

I Think
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Energy
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Nov 07, 2020

There is energy and power in a crisis.

Serious
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Nov 07, 2020

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

People
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Nov 07, 2020

People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.

Bad
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't think bonuses are always bad.

Clear
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Nov 07, 2020

To be clear... no one is above the law.

Government
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Nov 07, 2020

I am the government.

Boy
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Legislative
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Day
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Political
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Politics
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Going
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Job
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Change
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Nov 07, 2020

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

May
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Nov 07, 2020

People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.

Nov 07, 2020

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

Party
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Nov 07, 2020

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

Getting
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Nov 07, 2020

If I get sued for keeping people safe and getting people in from the cold because they were endangering themselves, then so be it.

Emergency
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Nov 07, 2020

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
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Nov 07, 2020

I believe in $15 as a minimum wage.

People
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Nov 07, 2020

Some people don't support economic development. There are people in the Assembly who say there is no economic development possible; leave it to the private sector.

Opinion
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

'Give me your poor.' It didn't say, 'Give me your poor who can afford a $680 citizenship.' If I had my way, it would be free. If I had my way, the state would subsidize every eligible application, period.

People
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Nov 07, 2020

You don't build walls; you build bridges between people.

Donald Trump
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Nov 07, 2020

I believe it is actually fomenting the growth of ISIL; Donald Trump could be a recruitment poster for ISIL because he is fanning the flames of hate.

Fight
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Nov 07, 2020

ISIL is saying to a disenfranchised population, 'Come join us. Fight the good fight.' I think we're actually playing into it when they hear Trump's rhetoric. And I think it's dangerous and hurtful as a matter of national policy.

Leader
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Nov 07, 2020

Former President Shimon Peres was a leader and a statesman, and an especially wonderful friend to all of us. He will be missed dearly.

Job
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Nov 07, 2020

Fear is a powerful weapon. It can excite and motivate, and it can get people to yell and to scream. But fear has never created a job.

Fear
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Nov 07, 2020

Fear has never educated a child. Fear has never built a home.

Fear
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Nov 07, 2020

Fear has never built a community. And fear will never build a nation.

New
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Nov 07, 2020

I think Hillary Clinton is going to do very well in New York, because there's one basic advantage. New Yorkers know Hillary Clinton. She was here for senator. We've seen her work. We've seen her performance.

Magic
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Nov 07, 2020

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.

People
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Nov 07, 2020

Some states are doing better than others. Some states naturally have stronger economies. So it's not as simple as saying, 'Let's go to $15.' If you do it wrong, you can hurt the very people you're trying to help.

Democratic Party
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Nov 07, 2020

We don't hand anyone anything in the Democratic Party.

Great
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Nov 07, 2020

We have a system of jurisprudence. You are innocent until proven guilty. You have a right to counsel. And you have a right to hospitalization if you are ill. That is our system. And it's what makes this country special and what makes this country great.

Health
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Nov 07, 2020

If you ask the American people to choose, between public health and the economy, then it's no contest. No American is going to say, accelerate the economy, at the cost of human life. Because no American is going to say how much a life is worth. Job one has to be save lives. That has to be the priority.

Help
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Nov 07, 2020

Let's help each other. New York, because New York is first. And then after New York, and after the curve breaks in New York, let's all rush to whoever's second. And then let's all rush to whoever's third. And let's learn from each other and help each other.

Country
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Nov 07, 2020

I will take personal responsibility for transporting the 20,000 ventilators anywhere in this country that they want, once we are past our apex. But don't leave them sitting in a stockpile, and say well we're going to wait and see how we allocate them across the country.

Day
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Nov 07, 2020

This virus is an enemy that the entire country underestimated from day one and we have paid the price dearly.

Day
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm tired of being behind this virus. We've been behind this virus from day one. We underestimated this virus. It's more powerful, it's more dangerous than we expected.

COVID
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

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