"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."

Benefit, Benefits, Reality, Respect, State

55

Create Your Own Wallpaper

Standard

Customized

"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."

Exlpore more Benefit quotes

"Specifically, I am concerned about the long-term condition of Social Security. I am committed to ensuring that current beneficiaries and those nearing retirement face no reduction in benefits, while preserving this vital program for future generations."

Cliff Stearns, American Politician

Benefit, Benefits, Future, Generations, Retirement

"Our Nation must provide sufficient access to healthcare, adequate benefits, and the supplemental resources our veterans were promised and so dearly need. We owe our heroes no less."

Dan Lipinski, American Politician

Benefit, Benefits, Healthcare, Heroes, Nation

"Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors."

Irving Langmuir, American Scientist

Benefit, Benefits, Mankind, Scientists

"Benefits should be conferred gradually; and in that way they will taste better."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

Benefit, Benefits, Taste, Will

"Street and park trees provide tremendous benefits to cities."

Gavin Newsom, American Politician

Benefit, Benefits, Cities, Trees

"Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties."

John Turner, Canadian Statesman

Benefit, Benefits, Law, Poor

"Nothing is more pleasing and engaging than the sense of having conferred benefits. Not even the gratification of receiving them."

Ellis Peters, British Author

Benefit, Benefits, Nothing, Sense

"Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely."

James Taylor, American Musician

Benefit, Benefits, Energy

"As a co-chair of the State's 2010 Olympics Task Force, I am working to make sure our border crossings are ready to handle the risks and benefits the Games will bring."

Rick Larsen, American Politician

Benefit, Benefits, Force, Games, State

"There's a real danger in doing a sequel. There are some benefits, but that all hinges on how well you execute. Quite frankly, most sequels don't execute well."

Donnie Wahlberg, American Actor

Benefit, Benefits, Danger

Explore more quotes by Andrew Cuomo

"I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality."

Equality

"I believe women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered."

Woman

"I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools."

Education

"There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty."

War

"I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I'm angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?"

Change

"I am against the death penalty."

Death

"There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better than I do."

Needs

"I've been not only articulating the dissatisfaction with Albany, I've been acting on it. I've been very aggressive in bringing public integrity cases and public corruption cases and bringing cases against sitting legislators."

Acting

"The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development."

Government

"New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush."

Government