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
world republican glory
There are few things more amusing in the world of politics than watching moderate Republicans charging to the right in pursuit of greater glory.
smart law jail
If you can manipulate news, a judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail, a smart accountant can keep a thief from paying taxes, a smart reporter could ruin your reputation- unfairly.
government obligation
It is not a government's obligation to provide services, but to see that they are provided.
plans
I have no plans, and no plans to plan.
two working-together needs
Those two principles: We're supposed to love one another and we're supposed to work together to make the experience better. That's all the religion you need, really, to make a success of this planet...
might belief someday
The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us.
marriage fathers-day years
I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week.
inspirational hard-work simple
I watched a small man with thick calluses on both hands work 15 and 16 hours a day. I saw him once literally bleed from the bottoms of his feet, a man who came here uneducated, alone, unable to speak the language, who taught me all I needed to know about faith and hard work by the simple eloquence of his example.
believe wagons republican
The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak are left behind.
successful two want
There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.
cities white people
A shining city is perhaps all the president sees from the portico of the White House and the veranda of his ranch, where everyone seems to be doing well. But there's another part to the shining city. In this part of the city there are more poor than ever, more families in trouble, more and more people who need help but can't find it.
democracy fairs efficient
Democracy is not meant to be efficient, it is meant to be fair.
strong believe land
It's an old story; it's as old as our history. The difference between Democrats and Republicans has always been measured in courage and confidence. The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak, are left behind by the side of the trail. The strong, the strong they tell us, will inherit the land. We Democrats believe in something else. We Democrats believe that we can make it all the way with the whole family intact, and we have more than once.
believe government needs
We believe in only the government we need, but we insist on all the government we need.