"On his performance in college: "I was the one of those students who made the top half of the class possible.""

"The whole purpose of college is to learn how to deal with difficult situations, not to run away from them. A micro-ag…"

"We need to inject some old-fashioned American values and common-sense, practical thinking into our energy policy."

"In 1975, Congress passed a law requiring fuel efficiency standards to double over 10 years, with incremental targets …"

"Any friend of fossil is a friend of mine. … We've got to do everything we can to get people out of their automobiles …"

"If they don't act, we will. Shame on them but we cannot sit around and watch our environment deteriorate and put this…"

"As the city continues to grow, the costs of congestion – to our health, to our environment, and to our economy – are …"

"In New York City, a lot of people think 'the great outdoors' is the area between your front door and a taxi cab."

"In God we trust. Everyone else bring data."

"“By any yardstick, a higher percentage of New York City high school students are graduating now than at any time in d…"