"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."

"The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act."

"I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality."

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

"True wisdom begins when you realize kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"The future is the worst thing about the present."

"Culinary tradition is not always based on fact. Sometimes it's based on history, on habits that come out of a time when kitchens were fueled by charcoal."

"The foundation of joy is the roots of true happiness grow deep in the present moment."