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I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me

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Andrew Cuomo
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: December 6
Governor Of New York
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Queens
New York
Andrew Mark Cuomo
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Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.
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I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.
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There are 10,000 local governments in the state of New York. Ten thousand! Town, village, lighting district, water district, sewer district, a special district to count the other districts in case you missed a district.
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He was the keynote speaker for our better angels.
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Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.
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There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do.
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A governor can be a very good friend to people. A governor can be a formidable force.
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New York State is upside down and backwards high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush.
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Their problem is not me and the Democrats their problem is themselves. Who are they? Are they these extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay? Is that who they are? Because if that's who they are and they're the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of New York.
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People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
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