Andrew Cuomo

"I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation."

"I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I'm angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?"

"I am against the death penalty."

"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."

"The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death."

"I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools."