Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.

The world has conducted a massive macro-economic experiment since the cataclysm of 2008. In Europe, the fans of austerity have had their chance, and the results have been a disaster.

From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much: the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me.

It's time to let science and medicine, not politics and rhetoric, lead us to good, sound policy.

Shareholders have the right and obligation to set the parameters of corporate behavior within which management pursues profit.

The reason to drive this point home with a vivid and frank comparison is many New Yorkers are still not confronting the reality of how serious our crisis is. It was an exhortation to face reality.

Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.