38 Mario Cuomo Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mario Cuomo

American Politician

Born: Jun 15, 1932

Died: Jan 1, 2015

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I had not even thought of running for president until one day in 1991, at a small fund-raiser, completely unanticipated, someone stood up and said, 'Hey, Mario, in all the years we've supported you, we've never heard you talk about the presidency, and we want to know why not.' Mario Cuomo

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The truth is that beginning in the 1970s, the heart of our Democratic party, America's strong striving middle class, began drifting away from us. Mario Cuomo

Truth Class Heart Truth Is Strong Party Beginning Our Striving Drifting Democratic Democratic Party Began America Middle Middle Class Us Away

In 1980, in 1984, millions of middle-class Democrats became Reagan Democrats, and more of them drifted toward the Republicans with Bush in 1988. Mario Cuomo

Drifted More Toward Became Democrats Reagan Republicans Them Bush Millions

Debates are boring. Mario Cuomo

Boring Debates

People like Pete Peterson, the former secretary of commerce and Blackstone and titan of Wall Street, etc., has been writing books for years about the debt and deficit. Mario Cuomo

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I went to electric razors so I would not have to look at myself in the morning. Mario Cuomo

Myself Morning Would Look Electric

If I want to run for president, you'll be able to tell. Mario Cuomo

You President Tell Run Able Want

I love immigrants. Legal, illegal - they're not to be despised. Mario Cuomo

Love Legal Despised Immigrants Illegal

We Democrats still have a dream. We still believe in this nation's future. Mario Cuomo

Future Nation Believe Dream Democrats Still

I'm not better than other politicians, but I'm different because I got into the game much later in life, after I had raised a family, after I had written a book, after I had been a successful lawyer. It's different when you get into this business after you've led a full life. I don't want to be a big man. I know who I am. Mario Cuomo

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The beauty of America is that I don't have to deny my past to affirm my present. No one does. We can love this nation like a parent and still embrace our ancestral home like cherished grandparents. Mario Cuomo

Love Home Beauty Nation Past Our Ancestral Embrace Parent No-One Like Does Still Cherished Affirm Deny America Grandparents Present

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