I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation.

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

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

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?

I did experiment with marijuana when I was a youth.

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.

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