I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause.

And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government.

I do not think that anybody should get paid for lousy performance. I've said that for a long time. If you work hard and you do good, you get paid well.

Government is dysfunctional.

These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, it's so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run.

You must first be willing to fail — and you must have the courage to go for it anyway.

What you've got to do is be honest. Say what you believe. Give it to them straight. Just don't wuss out.