The scales of justice often, in my head, are unbalanced. And so my job is to try to balance out those scales.

Every hard working New Yorker, regardless of their income, race, or gender deserves an equal shot at attaining retirement security.

Our schools should be sanctuaries of learning, not nightmares of cruel and racist behavior.

Only when we ensure that the mistakes of our past are not the vision for our future, will we truly have achieved justice.

It is a characteristic of potentates that they don't succumb to peaceful retirement. Instead, they hold power in their hoary fists as judgment and grip weaken, destroying any successors except family members.

I'm the biggest family person you'll meet.

I understand how important it is for both parents to be in a child's life.

I think if you're young and you're being compared with a successful family member, it's really hard to maintain any sense of self-worth and credibility.