Pataki D M Quotes & Sayings

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

First, how to memorialize the heroes of 9/11; second, something that expresses our resolve. — George Pataki

We also have a program in place for low income people. A family of four making $26,000 a year can receive medical coverage, irrespective of citizenship or what documents. — George Pataki

Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate. — George Pataki

It is a very real concern and my view is that everything changed on September 11th and the procedure, the policies that were in place prior to September 11th no longer should apply. — George Pataki

Larry Silverstein has betrayed the public's trust and that of all New Yorkers. — George Pataki

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

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

What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence. — George Pataki

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

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

Putting Americans at risk for a political reason I think is wrong and I think it's unfortunate. — George Pataki

I'm here helping Doug Forrester become the next governor of New Jersey. — George Pataki

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

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

One of the candidates at the early GOP debate, George Pataki, said his routine before every debate is to drink a diet lemon Snapple iced tea and pray. Which is also the advice Chris Christie gets from his doctor. — Jimmy Fallon

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

We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us. — George Pataki

If someone lives in New York, he's a New Yorker - they are entitled to the best medical system in the world. — George Pataki

I have two sons. Both served. One as a marine officer in Iraq, one as an army officer in Afghanistan. I do not see - want to see one parent or loved one worrying about getting a call in the middle of the night. I would not place one American life at risk unless it was absolutely necessary. But to destroy ISIS, it is necessary. — George Pataki

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

We are one America. If we work together across party lines, there's no problem we can't solve and the 21st century will be America's greatest century. — George Pataki

There is no moral equivalency between those who would kill using children, innocent civilians, children and adults, in their homes and in their places of worship, to that of a government that is seeking those terrorists before they can engage in that awful activity. — George Pataki

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

We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power. — George Pataki

You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can. — George Pataki

This Budget reflects a choice - not an easy choice, but the right choice. And when you think about it, the only choice. The choice to take the responsible, prudent path to fiscal stability, economic growth and opportunity. — George Pataki

Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment. — Andrew Cuomo

I knew that good people who wanted to be a part of the American dream have become trapped in dependency because the federal government and the state government had made it in their economic interest not to take a job because the benefits that they didn't work were better. I changed that. — George Pataki

We need a President that all Americans can respect, not a celebrity who uses words like freedom and liberty like they are a punchline in a reality show. — George Pataki