Pataki D M Quotes

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

George Pataki

#2. I think there are steps that can be taken that haven't been required or energy to make that fight more secure and we are going to continue to push the federal government to do that.

George Pataki

#3. 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.

George Pataki

#4. I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University. They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office.

George Pataki

#5. 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.

George Pataki

#6. Larry Silverstein has betrayed the public's trust and that of all New Yorkers.

George Pataki

#7. 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.

George Pataki

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

George Pataki

#9. Obviously you follow the law of the land, there are many laws I disagree with, but you follow the law. You fight to change the law, you don't break the law. I believe that's the American way.

George Pataki

#10. And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.

George Pataki

#11. After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means - and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.

George Pataki

#12. 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.

George Pataki

#13. 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.

George Pataki

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

George Pataki

#15. 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.

George Pataki

#16. In Washington, when you're a leader, you have to put aside partisan politics to do what's right for the people.

George Pataki

#17. I'm a Republican who embraces science and understands we have to work with the next generation of millennials to have the innovation and technology so that we can grow a 21st century economy.

George Pataki

#18. 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.

George Pataki

#19. 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.

George Pataki

#20. 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.

George Pataki

#21. Israel has always been and must always be America's strongest ally.

George Pataki

#22. I'm here helping Doug Forrester become the next governor of New Jersey.

George Pataki

#23. 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.

George Pataki

#24. Baseball is a diversion. It is therapy. It takes peoples minds off of everything that has happened, if just for a while.

George Pataki

#25. Now Mitt is not a perfect candidate. He has a number of problems. It's hard for him, for blue collar families like mine to identify with him. It's hard for economic conservatives to identify with him. He needs to do more to reach out to Latinos ...

George Pataki

#26. 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

#27. Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.

Andrew Cuomo

#28. Let's make New York the safest state in America - that must be our goal. Let's achieve it together.

George Pataki

#29. Freedom of speech is one of the greatest American liberties, and I hope this pardon serves as a reminder of the precious freedoms we are fighting to preserve as we continue to wage the war on terror.

George Pataki

#30. What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence.

George Pataki