We will go forward... we will never go back.

When you go to Washington now, you can feel a sense of fear in the air - the fear to do anything, or say anything, that might affect the polls, or give the other side an advantage, or offend a special interest.

Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that as much if not more than anybody else after the terrible tragedy of 9/11.

Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.

Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate.

Organizing around a common interest is a fundamental part of democracy. We should no more try to take away the right of individuals to collectively bargain than we should try to take away the right to a secret ballot.

Getting the job done has been the basis for the success my company has achieved.