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
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It seems to me he has everything it takes to make a really great candidate. I'm delighted and pleased we're endorsing him, and I'll do everything I can to help.
I did once answer the question 'What would you say on your tombstone?' I know what I would say: 'Mario Cuomo, 1932 - dash,' and, 'He tried.' That's it.
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My favorite thought about Abraham Lincoln is he believed in two things: loving one another and working together to make this world better.
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No one in the modern history of this country, no president, has done more to move toward a balanced budget than has President Bill Clinton.
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I love bunt plays. I love the idea of the bunt. I love the idea of the sacrifice. Even the word is good. Giving yourself up for the good of the whole.
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Oh yes, Ed prefers to think he beat himself rather than somebody else beating him. He thanked me for saying that.
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Nobody has ever gotten a bigger push than Bill Clinton gave to Obama.
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Scott Stringer has a record of standing up to special interests and getting results for the people of Manhattan. I know a real reformer when I see one and Scott Stringer is the real deal.
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There is a respectable body of economic thought that holds that casino gambling is actually economically regressive to a state and a community.
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Religion is extremely important in this democracy - so important that it occupies a prime position in the Bill of Rights.
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Organized belief in spirituality - that's what a religion is.
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People like Pete Peterson, the former secretary of commerce and Blackstone and titan of Wall Street, etc., has been writing books for years about the debt and deficit.
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The American people need no course in philosophy or political science of church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman.
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I think - something I learned recently looking up the meaning of ideology. If you look in American encyclopedias, it says, you know, 'Rules for - basic rules for a system of economics or politics.' If you look in the Oxford, it says that, and then it says... 'Despite - and people will hold these propositions despite events.'