You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.
Mario Cuomo

I have no plans, and no plans to plan.
Mario Cuomo

Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right.
Mario Cuomo

I said I didn't want to run for president. I didn't ask you to believe me.
Mario Cuomo

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

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

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