A biography for Andrew Cuomohasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.”
“I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.”
“'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.”
“Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.”
“I'm very big on focus.”
“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.”
“I believe in $15 as a minimum wage.”
“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 don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.”
“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'm going to change everything you believe about HUD.”
“I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.”
“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.”
“I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.”
“I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.”
“There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.”
“If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.”
“People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.”
“Whether you voted for me or not, going through the Democratic process had made me a better candidate. I am a smarter, better candidate.”