Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I don't think you expand entitlements when so many people are dependent on government and when the money the federal government is offering is going to be taken away from you after just a couple of years. "

Related Quotes:

" When I look at Washington today, we need to bring us together. We need to solve problems, we need to rebuild our military so we can stand up to radical Islam, we need to get our economy growing much faster by throwing out the corrupt tax code and lowering the rates. "

George Pataki

Stand Up

Together

Problems

" Well, I know I worked for Governor Rockefeller the last time he ran for his fourth term, and I obviously ran against Governor Cuomo the time he ran for his fourth term. "

" Religious liberty doesn't include encouraging a fellow American to engage in violent jihad and kill an American here. That is not protected free speech. That is not protected religious belief. "

" When I left, there were over 1 million fewer people on welfare in New York state than when I took office, replacing dependency with opportunity. "

" We have a reliable computerized network devoted to counterterrorist activities. "

" For the first time federal, state and local bureaus of investigation are coordinating their effort, to serve as eyes and ears and protect us against further attacks. "

" The expansion of tobacco cessation centers is an important part of our historic and continuing effort to help smokers quit. The expansion of these centers will give even more New Yorkers the help they need to quit once and for all. "

" We have been actively trying to have New York City host the 2012 Olympics. "

" We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families. "

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

" 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. "

" Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship. "

" But, you know, all I can do is submit my budget and then make the case to the Legislature to act. "

" We will emerge stronger as a diverse community; the area will be rebuilt with life around the clock, new buildings, restaurants, places of entertainment. "

" First, how to memorialize the heroes of 9/11; second, something that expresses our resolve. "

" After September 11th, nations from across the globe offered their generous assistance to the people of New York. And whenever our friends around the world need our assistance, New York is there. "

" Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate. "

" What I did in New York was bring people together, an overwhelmingly Democratic state. But I was able to get Democrats to support the most conservative sweeping policy changes in any state in America. "

" Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe. "

" I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do. "

" We also have a program in place for low income people. A family of four making $26,000 a year can receive medical coverage, irrespective of citizenship or what documents. "

" You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can. "

" It is a very real concern and my view is that everything changed on September 11th and the procedure, the policies that were in place prior to September 11th no longer should apply. "

" If someone lives in New York, he's a New Yorker - they are entitled to the best medical system in the world. "

" We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us. "

George Pataki

Defend

Responsible

" I have two sons. Both served. One as a marine officer in Iraq, one as an army officer in Afghanistan. I do not see - want to see one parent or loved one worrying about getting a call in the middle of the night. I would not place one American life at risk unless it was absolutely necessary. But to destroy ISIS, it is necessary. "

" I knew that good people who wanted to be a part of the American dream have become trapped in dependency because the federal government and the state government had made it in their economic interest not to take a job because the benefits that they didn't work were better. I changed that. "

" I have tremendous admiration for everyone who enters the political arena so long as their goal is to do what they believe is right for the people of New York. "

" I can govern by bringing people together. And also, I've been tested in a way no one else has. I was governor on September 11th, and I'm proud of my leadership in bringing New York through that time. And when I left, we were stronger, we were safer, and we were more united than at any time in my lifetime. "

" We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power. "