Eliot Spitzer

“Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.”

“The Tea Party isolated Mitt Romney from mainstream voters, linking him to a rabid ideology that he could not shake as he desperately tried to move to the middle in the closing weeks of the campaign. Lesson: The loudest voices don't often command the votes needed to win in November.”

“In 2007, when I was governor of New York, I proposed that our state once again permit undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. To say the proposal lit a firestorm in the political arena is an understatement.”

“After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.”

“Every trial lawyer knows what it is like to sit patiently while the other side puts on its case. Inevitably they make a few points that appeal to the jury, and waiting for the opportunity to respond can be painful. The desire to jump up immediately - to point out the flaws in logic or the factual distortions - is often overpowering.”

“I view Al Jazeera as a very serious journalistic outfit. They have proven to observers around the world that they are serious and objective. They will have to, at a P.R. level, prove to the American public that that is the case. And I think that over time they will succeed at doing that.”

“To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize.”

“Those who are critical of Alliance are the same people who have done nothing for 30 years.”

“Shareholders have the right and obligation to set the parameters of corporate behavior within which management pursues profit.”

“In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics.”

“When you're in office, there are tangible moments when you can see tangible successes.”

“It sucks. I used to be governor of New York.”

“As someone with a deep faith in competition and the market, I also know that markets only work with tough enforcement of the rules that guarantee competition and fair play - and that the pressure to break those rules only gets stronger as the amount of money involved gets larger.”

“איני יכול להתיר לכישלונותיי האישיים להפריע לעבודה הציבורית.”

“אני מתקדם מתוך אמונה שכמו שאחרים אמרו כי בתור בני אדם התהילה שלנו היא לא בכך שאנו לא נופלים לעולם, אלא בכך שאנו יכולים לזרוח מחדש אחרי כל נפילה.”

“פוליטיקה הוא ספורט של קשר, ואני עשיתי את זה קשה יותר.”

“איני יכול להתיר לכישלונותיי האישיים להפריע לעבודה הציבורית.”

“אני מתקדם מתוך אמונה שכמו שאחרים אמרו כי בתור בני אדם התהילה שלנו היא לא בכך שאנו לא נופלים לעולם, אלא בכך שאנו יכולים לזרוח מחדש אחרי כל נפילה.”

“פוליטיקה הוא ספורט של קשר, ואני עשיתי את זה קשה יותר.”

“Facts matter. Science matters. Reason matters. Mitt Romney has shown an inability to respect any of the three. President Barack Obama not only respects them, he relies on them. He is an overwhelming and unquestioned choice to continue as president.”