Andrew Cuomo Quotes

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Andrew Cuomo

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 6, 1957

Fear is a powerful weapon. It can excite and motivate, and it can get people to yell and to scream. But fear has never created a job.

Andrew Cuomo

If you go from $7 to $15 in a very short period of time, potentially that could have a negative effect on some economies because that is a very big jump. And you're saying to businesses that employ a large number of minimum wage workers, your payroll is basically going to double. That could have a negative impact. It would have to be studied.

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I'm a Queens boy at the end of the day.

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There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do.

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A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.

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If I get sued for keeping people safe and getting people in from the cold because they were endangering themselves, then so be it.

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Fear has never built a community. And fear will never build a nation.

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I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.

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I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

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I haven't lost my head yet.

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Some people don't support economic development. There are people in the Assembly who say there is no economic development possible; leave it to the private sector.

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I worked in the Clinton administration.

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I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can't afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.

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I'm not going to allow myself to be pushed politically.

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I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees.

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I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.

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I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me.

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It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.

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It's a matter of opinion on many of these issues, and there's no right or wrong. That's why we have elections; that's why we have debates. Donald Trump thinks one thing. Hillary Clinton thinks another thing.

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I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.

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