"The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development." ― Andrew Cuomo Topic(s): Government More From Andrew Cuomo "I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can’t afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality." "I’m going to change everything you believe about HUD." "I am against the death penalty." More In Government "Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches."― David Hume "I have no control over people’s perceptions of me at all and that’s one of the things I decided very early on is that I can’t control the way other people think of me. All I can do, especially when it comes to my career is go out there and do cool unique kinds of things."― Macaulay Culkin "Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs."― Eliot Spitzer