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Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.
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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.
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I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.
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I don't think bonuses are always bad.
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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
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I did experiment with marijuana when I was a youth.
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I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.
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I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.
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The other states look to New York for the progressive direction. New York made a powerful statement [legalizing marriage equality], not just for the people of New York, but for people all across this nation.
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To be clear... no one is above the law.
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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.
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We are not going to make America great again. It was never that great
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I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
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I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.
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I've worked on the urban agenda all my life. All. My. Life.
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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.
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As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?
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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.
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I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.
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I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
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The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.
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I'm a Queens boy at the end of the day.
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If I'm breathing in 2016, I'll be happy.
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People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.