George Pataki

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

We are going through tough economic times but things are looking up, and the indicators are improving not only for large corporations but also for small business.

On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

If you look at my CV, just about everything I have done has come through a publicly funded institution; it is a career entirely built on that sort of support.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.