We are not going to make America great, America. It was never that great, we have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged. Mario Cuomo More Quotes by Mario Cuomo More Quotes From Mario Cuomo There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it. Mario Cuomo successfulinspiringmotivational The Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of the old, some of the young, some of the weak are left behind. Mario Cuomo wagonsrepublicanbelieve I watched a small man with thick calluses on both hands work 15 and 16 hours a day. I saw him once literally bleed from the bottoms of his feet, a man who came here uneducated, alone, unable to speak the language, who taught me all I needed to know about faith and hard work by the simple eloquence of his example. Mario Cuomo dadhard-workinspirational The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us. Mario Cuomo somedaybeliefmight I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in 50 years what Mario Cuomo fathers-daymarriagedad You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. Mario Cuomo campaignspoliticalpoetry Most of us have achieved levels of affluence and comfort unthought of two generations ago. We've never had it so good, most of us. Nor have we ever complained so bitterly about our problems. Mario Cuomo comfortinspiringtwo If you can manipulate news, a judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail, a smart accountant can keep a thief from paying taxes, a smart reporter could ruin your reputation - unfairly. Mario Cuomo smartjaillaw I have no plans, and no plans to plan. Mario Cuomo plans I think it's already apparent that a good part of this Nation understands - if only instinctively - that anything which seems to suggest that God favors a political party or the establishment of a state church, is wrong and dangerous. Mario Cuomo politicalpartythinking 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 politicspoliticalworld Those two principles: We're supposed to love one another and we're supposed to work together to make the experience better. That's all the religion you need, really, to make a success of this planet. Mario Cuomo working-togetherlovetwo The problems of a retired schoolteacher in Duluth are OUR problems. That the future of the child in Buffalo is OUR future. That the struggle of a disabled man in Boston to survive and live decently is OUR struggle. That The hunger of a woman in Little Rock is OUR hunger. That the failure anywhere to provide what reasonably we might to avoid pain is OUR failure. Mario Cuomo painstrugglechildren 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 this-lifetasteshould 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 thoughtfulhonestyreflection We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not so much with speeches that will bring people to their feet as with speeches that bring people to their senses. Mario Cuomo feetrealitypast The truth is the justice system does need review, there are troubling questions that need to be answered, law enforcement needs to respect the community and the community needs to respect law enforcement. Mario Cuomo communitylawjustice For me to make lasagna would be a desecration of a great Italian dish. . . . I don't mess with sacred things. Mario Cuomo sacred-thingsitalianwould-be Democracy is not meant to be efficient, it is meant to be fair. Mario Cuomo efficientfairsdemocracy It is not a government's obligation to provide services, but to see that they are provided. Mario Cuomo obligationgovernment
