Best Eliot Spitzer Quotes
- Any reasonable economist will tell you that it's nearly impossible to isolate the impact of right-to-work laws on a state's job growth. A multitude of… Any
- As someone with a deep faith in competition and the market, I also know that markets only work with tough enforcement of the rules that… Amount
- Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government. Accomplishment
- Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don't like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of… Admit
- Yes, people pull the trigger - but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror. Control
- I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility. Care
- The pace of global warming is accelerating and the scale of the impact is devastating. The time for action is limited - we are approaching… Accelerate
- Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that… Change
- The world has conducted a massive macro-economic experiment since the cataclysm of 2008. In Europe, the fans of austerity have had their chance, and the… Austerity
- Delay is the enemy of progress. Delay
- I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself. Disappointed
- Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented… Absolutely
- A year is an eternity in politics - though less than a moment in history. Eternity
- Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product. Companies
- Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness dictates it. Moreover,… All
- A significant piece of the wealth that the NFL owners garner is a result of the enormous TV revenues they get - and those revenues… Antitrust
- As one who was a prosecutor for many years, I can tell you that having a tape recording of interrogations would help everybody. It would… Bear
- Don't reward bad behavior. It is one of the first rules of parenting. During the financial cataclysm of 2008, we said it differently. When we… Absolved
- I don't think Michael Bloomberg would say that his greatest skill is delivering the speech. He would say he's more of a nuts-and-bolts mayor-picking up… Bloomberg
- I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP's tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest… Business
- I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent - important qualities in a president.… Antithesis
- Imagine if investors in Wal-Mart really cared about bribery at that company's overseas operations or safety standards at its overseas manufacturing plants. If investors pulled… Bribery
- Imagine if the pension funds and endowments that own much of the equity in our financial services companies demanded that those companies revisit the way… Adequate
- In 2007, when I was governor of New York, I proposed that our state once again permit undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license. To… Arena
- In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is… Adult