We're in the hands of the state legislature and God, but at the moment, the state legislature has more to say than God.

Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.

There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.

I think that every Saturday, we ought to say, 'My father's a Jew, my mother was a Jew, and I'm a Jew,' with great pride.

No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What's cruel is that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don't want to do that.

[The Legislature] only meets once a year. There are things we need to build and bond in between.