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

New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush.

A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.

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

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.

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.

I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.