Mario Cuomo
Mario Cuomo
Mario Matthew Cuomowas an American Democratic politician. He served as the 52nd Governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1995, Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1979 to 1983; and Secretary of State of New York from 1975 to 1979...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 June 1932
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
credit one-thing picks
What I didn't do was pick one thing and keep saying it over and over again, so I could have gotten credit for it.
democracy fairs efficient
Democracy is not meant to be efficient, it is meant to be fair.
ice age want
You want calamities? What about the Ice Age?
honesty thoughtful reflection
Outrage is easy, cheap, and oversold. The nation needs less anger and more thoughtful reflection, less shouting and more listening, less dissembling and more honesty.
dream first-love wind
When you've parked the second car in the garage, and installed the hot tub, and skied in Colorado, and wind-surfed in the Caribbean, when you've had your first love affair and your second and your third, the question will remain, where does the dream end for me?
grandfather window crash
I told them that my grandfather had died in the Great Crash of 1929 - a stockbroker jumped out of a window and crushed him and his pushcart down below.
dream mobility nightmare
For too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation.
summer baseball memories
It's a Little Leaguers game that major leaguers play extraordinarily well, a game that excites us throughout adulthood. The crack of the bat and the scent of the horsehide on leather bring back our own memories that have been washed away with the sweat and tears of summers long gone...even as the setting sun pushes the shadows past home plate.
italian sacred-things would-be
For me to make lasagna would be a desecration of a great Italian dish. . . . I don't mess with sacred things.
smart law jail
A judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail.
success dream hard-work
We work harder and we earn less. Income inequality is at the highest point in over a century. While American capitalism never guaranteed success, it did guarantee opportunity, for too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation.
integrity character done
Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right.
backward basis chose exploring running
There is no basis to say I'm being coy about running for president. If I chose to explore the presidency, I wouldn't do it in a backward way. I'll say, 'I'm exploring the presidency.'
body casino economic gambling holds state
There is a respectable body of economic thought that holds that casino gambling is actually economically regressive to a state and a community.