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
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.
reputation remember
I somehow got this reputation of diddling and dithering. I don't remember dithering at all.
party thinking political
I think it's already apparent that a good part of this Nation understands - if only instinctively - that anything which seems to suggest that God favors a political party or the establishment of a state church, is wrong and dangerous.
intelligent roles answers
In the end, I'm convinced we will all benefit if suspicion is replaced by discussion, innuendo by dialogue; if the emphasis in our debate turns from a search for talismanic criteria and neat but simplistic answers to an honest - more intelligent - attempt at describing the role religion has in our public affairs, and the limits placed on that role.
people want epitaph
People asked me what I want as an epitaph: 'He tried'
inspiring greatness games
You will not be able to tell that they are capable of greatness until you provide them with a packed house, a 3-and-2 count and the game is on the line.
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 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?
believe catholic might
I protect my right to be a Catholic by preserving your right to believe as a Jew, a Protestant, or non-believer, or as anything else you choose. We know that the price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that they might some day force theirs on us.
sports drug world
Entertainers and sports figures achieve fame and wealth but find the world empty and dull without the solace and stimulation of drugs.
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.