Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.

Their problem is not me and the Democrats; their problem is themselves. Who are they? Are they these extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay? Is that who they are? Because if that's who they are and they're the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of New York.

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.

I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered.

I think naturally my orientation is from my father.

I don't know people who don't say 'boy, the government is working better now.'

There's no such thing as a 100-year flood.