Andrew Cuomo Quotes

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

In democracy, every election is a learning process. You learn from every election, the one that you win and the one that you lose. And then you prepare for the next one.

A political campaign should be an education for both the voters and the candidates.

Voting is the first duty of democracy.

I like to bring my kids to the voting booth to show them how it works. I'll let them draw their own conclusions as to how worthwhile it is.

Our job is to help people take ownership of the process of electing their government. As leaders, our job is to inspire others and not discourage them.

I'm moved to think about the political state of our country right now. Most people who go out and vote have a very clear sense of what's right and wrong. And a lot of those people who don't aren't sure, so they don't go out and vote.

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

I believe that everyone should participate in democracy and enjoy doing it.

It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.

Campaign ads are the backbone of American democracy if American democracy suffered a gigantic spinal injury.

I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest voter participation.

Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

Something that I've struggled with for awhile is looking at our country voting on sound bites, and to me, character is really important.

Democracy, it appears, is a bit chancy. But its chances also depend on what we do ourselves.

To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.

Despite what the pundits want us to think, contested primaries aren't civil war, they are democracy at work, and that's beautiful.

I think if people value democracy, they had damn well better get out and exercise their right to vote while their vote still means something.

Voting in Florida is like there’s some kind of goody in a box and you want to get it, but you’ve got to be persistent to get it.

Abstention is a dereliction of citizenship: always cast a vote, if only to cast stones at the most hated.

This election is not about me. It is about you.

If you believe in democracy, than you can't trash it by being cynical about the people who do democracy: the politicians.

Voting is completely important. People in America think democracy is a given. I think of it as an ecosystem, and what gets in the way of it is politicians and apathy.

Donors don't win elections; voters win elections.