Mario Cuomo
Politician
1932-06-15
Books by Mario Cuomo
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Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level
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Reason to Believe
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Forest Hills Dairy
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Quotes by Mario Cuomo
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You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.
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You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.
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The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us.
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David Robinson chose to stay at Navy. He talked about commitment, loyalty and values. I wonder how many of us would choose these virtues rather than the chance of becoming a millionaire, especially if you were a college sophomore when you had to make that choice.
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Organized belief in spirituality - that's what a religion is.
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In 1962, President Kennedy succeeded in captivating Americans by explaining the advantages of being the first country to reach the moon and the dangers of allowing another nation to beat us there.
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The problem is that you can't impose the church's teachings on all Americans as a matter of law.
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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.
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I did once answer the question 'What would you say on your tombstone?' I know what I would say: 'Mario Cuomo, 1932 - dash,' and, 'He tried.' That's it.
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I am a trial lawyer. Matilda says that at dinner on a good day I sound like an affidavit.
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There's something about rhetorical violence that is ugly and worrying.
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I will take a draft to the Yankees or to the Mets. A draft for president is not conceivable.
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The Republicans believe the wagon train will not make it to the frontier unless some of our old, some of our young, and some of our weak are left behind by the side of the trail. We Democrats believe that we can make it all the way with the whole family intact.
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Decide exactly what you want to achieve. Do you want to help people, or do you want to be powerful?
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