Eliot Spitzer Quotes

• I stand before you today because this vision of government as the engine of opportunity is what I believe in.

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  Topics in Opportunity, Vision

  Tags in Government

• I don’t care about motivation. I care about credibility.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Self, Care, Credibility

• I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Myself, Disappointed

• Sometimes in politics, you think you’ve seen it all. Turns out I was wrong.

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  Topics in Politics

• To every New Yorker – and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for – I sincerely apologize.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, New York

• When you’re in office, there are tangible moments when you can see tangible successes.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Yourself, Tangible, Moments

• Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that you misunderstand the size of the problems we face, the strength of the status quo and the urgency of the people’s desire for change.

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• From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much – the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me.

  Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer (68)

Birth:	10th June, 1959
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lawyer, Politician

About

Eliot Laurence Spitzer was born in Bronx, New York. He is an American politician who served as the 54th Governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008. The Attorney General of New York for eight years, Spitzer was elected in 2006, succeeding three-term Governor George Pataki. He received a Bachelor's degree at Princeton University, and his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School.

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