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Mario Matthew Cuomo (/ˈkwoʊmoʊ/; Italian: [ˈkwɔːmo]; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as the 52nd Governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994, Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1979 to 1982, and Secretary of State of New York from 1975 to 1978.

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There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.

Exactly, Figure, Inspiring, Motivational, Rules, Successful

The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman. To most of us, the manipulative invoking of religion to advance a politician or a party is frightening and divisive. The American people will tolerate religious leaders taking positions for or against candidates.

Against, Invoking, Know, Party, Philosophy, Religious

The problems of a retired schoolteacher in Duluth are OUR problems. That the future of the child in Buffalo is OUR future. That the struggle of a disabled man in Boston to survive and live decently is OUR struggle. That The hunger of a woman in Little Rock is OUR hunger. That the failure anywhere to provide what reasonably we might to avoid pain is OUR failure.

Children, Decently, Failure, Man, Pain, Struggle

The price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that someday they might force their beliefs on us.

Belief, Beliefs, Force, Might, Seeking, Someday

Entertainers and sports figures achieve fame and wealth but find the world empty and dull without the solace and stimulation of drugs.

Drug, Drugs, Empty, Sports, World

In 1960 Americans chose John F. Kennedy because they were ready for change. They were ready for new and better ideas. After six years of scandals and failed policies under the Reagan Administration, Americans are again ready for change and stronger leadership. I love my country. That is why I am seeking the Democratic nomination for president.

Chose, Country, Ideas, Kennedy, Years

It's a Little Leaguers game that major leaguers play extraordinarily well, a game that excites us throughout adulthood. The crack of the bat and the scent of the horsehide on leather bring back our own memories that have been washed away with the sweat and tears of summers long gone. . . even as the setting sun pushes the shadows past home plate.

Baseball, Excites, Long, Memories, Summer, Summers

When you've parked the second car in the garage, and installed the hot tub, and skied in Colorado, and wind-surfed in the Caribbean, when you've had your first love affair and your second and your third, the question will remain, where does the dream end for me?

Car, Colorado, Dream, First Love, Garage, Wind

We believe in encouraging the talented, but we believe that while survival of the fittest may be a good working description of the process of evolution, a government of humans should elevate itself to a higher order.

Believe, Elevate, Fittest, Government, Humans, Order

You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.

Campaign, Campaigns, Govern, Poetry, Political

I have heard the critics. What they are spewing are lies, nothing more. My defense policy calls for an efficient and strong military for our country. We live in dangerous times, but we must remember that we have to defend the United States against dangerous and modern threats. The Cold War is ending. Defense hawks like Senator Nunn need to understand this.

Country, Defense, Ending, Like, Lying, Strong

In this life, you should read everything you can read. Taste everything you can taste. Meet everyone you can meet. Travel everywhere you can travel. Learn everything you can learn. Experience everything you can experience.

Everyone, Learn, Should, Taste, This Life, Travel

We work harder and we earn less. Income inequality is at the highest point in over a century. While American capitalism never guaranteed success, it did guarantee opportunity, for too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation.

Dream, Hard Work, Harder, Mobility, Opportunity, Success

I somehow got this reputation of diddling and dithering. I don't remember dithering at all.

Reputation, Remember, Somehow, Diddling, Dithering

The American people need no course in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman.

American, Celestial, Know, Party, People, Philosophy

A judge can manipulate the law. A smart lawyer can keep a killer out of jail.

Jail, Judge, Keep, Law, Manipulate, Smart

I protect my right to be a Catholic by preserving your right to believe as a Jew, a Protestant, or non-believer, or as anything else you choose. We know that the price of seeking to force our beliefs on others is that they might some day force theirs on us.

Atheism, Believe, Catholic, Know, Protestant, Right

Way down deep the American people are afraid of an entangling relationship between formal religions - or whole bodies of religious belief - and government. Apart from constitutional law and religious doctrine, there is a sense that tells us it's wrong to presume to speak for God or to claim God's sanction of our particular legislation and his rejection of all other positions. Most of us are offended when we see religion being trivialized by its appearance in political throw-away pamphlets.

Government, Law, Religious, Sanction, Trivialized, Wrong

Those two principles: We're supposed to love one another and we're supposed to work together to make the experience better. That's all the religion you need, really, to make a success of this planet.

Love, Make, Supposed, Two, Working Together

You want calamities? What about the Ice Age? God made this world, but didn't complete it.

Age, Complete, God, Ice, Want, World

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