“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.”
Mario Cuomo“I have no plans, and no plans to plan.”
Mario Cuomo“I love immigrants. Legal, illegal - they're not to be despised.”
Mario Cuomo“There are few things more amusing in the world of politics than watching moderate Republicans charging to the right in pursuit of greater glory.”
Mario Cuomo“In this life, you should read everything you can read. Taste everything you can taste. Meet everyone you can meet. Travel everywhere you can travel. Learn everything you can learn. Experience everything you can experience.”
Mario Cuomo“Barack Obama is probably one of the brightest in terms of sheer intelligence... also probably the best orator we've ever had as a president.”
Mario Cuomo“I guess a psychiatrist would say there's some good to the venting process, but it does also promote an attitude of saying, 'Hey there's nothing wrong with being filled with hate; there's so much of it around.' I don't like that.”
Mario Cuomo“Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right it's ended up not being right.”
Mario Cuomo“Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right.”
Mario Cuomo“You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.”
Mario Cuomo“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.”
Mario Cuomo, Reason to Believe