We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.

My father couldn't speak English when he went to the first grade and I had to work in a factory over Christmas and summer vacations. And I think that's the American way and one of the things that excites me about this race is that pretty much everything I've done I've started at the bottom and been able to finish at the top.

Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe.

We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.

Freedom of speech is one of the greatest American liberties, and I hope this pardon serves as a reminder of the precious freedoms we are fighting to preserve as we continue to wage the war on terror.

On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers.

Putting Americans at risk for a political reason I think is wrong and I think it's unfortunate.