I haven't lost my head yet.
I'm a Queens boy at the end of the day.
I worked in the Clinton administration.
Flooding damage is not customary for New York, especially downstate.
I'm very big on focus.
I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.
People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.
I am the government.
I don't know people who don't say, boy the government is working better now.
I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.
Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.
I'm not going to allow myself to be pushed politically.
I'm going to change everything you believe about HUD.
People who assume I want to run for elected office may be dealing from a bad assumption.
When you try to communicate too many ideas, sometimes you wind up communicating nothing.
If I get sued for keeping people safe and getting people in from the cold because they were endangering themselves, then so be it.