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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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