Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Letitia James - Page 2

We may not be able to make working at the airport stress-free, but we can at least give these workers the security of knowing they will be paid their due.

Establishing the two Eids as official holidays will carry important practical and symbolic significance.

Voting is a fundamental right in our democracy.

Gunfire tracking technology is improving every day and has been successful in many jurisdictions around the country.

No person should live in poverty after a life of hard work.

New York should be a place where everyone can afford to live.

We must stand vigilant to protect our voting access.

More cops on our streets and in our neighborhoods mean safer streets and neighborhoods.

We cannot justly seek to expand access to HASA and enroll more New Yorkers in the program, if we do not act to improve the program to ensure that tenants receive the benefits and services they are entitled to.

Going forward, I am focused on rooting out discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS.

It's clear that the NYPD has prioritized creating a force as diverse as the vibrant city it protects.

During my campaign for Public Advocate, and Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign for mayor, we committed to making Eid school holidays a reality.

The NYPD has taken steps to engage marginalized communities and attempts to bridge gaps between these neighborhoods and those sworn to protect and serve them.

World Aids Day is both a day of remembrance and a day of hope.

Brown v. Board of Education was arguably the most important decision of the Supreme Court in the 20th century.

New York is celebrated as a leader in our nation's quest for progress because ours is a city built by the labor of a thousand different shades and accents.

It is imperative that we set the national example and make it clear that companies seeking to do business in New York City cannot be allowed to treat their workers like second-class citizens.

Increases in stabilized rents impact rent stabilized tenants directly, but they also affect the affordability of all New Yorkers' rents.

A comfortable retirement should not only be a luxury for the wealthy, but a reality for every New Yorker.

For all the manufactured 'Republican versus Democrat' drama that dominates today's cable news and political rhetoric, the most striking feature of our present-day democracy is not partisan divide - it's a corrupt system that protects incumbents from the consequences that real democracy brings.

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

Wage violations are tantamount to theft.

If accessing the Internet becomes more difficult for low-income communities, academic and employment competition may be undermined, and could damage the prospects of upward mobility for low-income New Yorkers and further exacerbate income inequality.

As we express our gratitude to veterans for protecting our freedom, it is imperative that we provide them the necessary services and benefits they rightfully deserve.

In reality, handing over public space to private developers does not guarantee that new library spaces will be comparable in size or otherwise remain fully-functional.

Americans hate Congress but can't help ourselves from re-electing its members over and over again.

New York's buildings must be cleaner and more energy-efficient.

The ADA prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities receive the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstreams of American life, which includes participating in government programs and services.

Without a doubt, the most fiscally responsible way to increase the number of officers on our streets is to mobilize uniformed officers in administrative jobs and to use civilian employees to fill those jobs.

I have never had doubts about the courage of the young men and women we sent overseas wearing the uniform.

All New Yorkers have the right to decent housing, regardless of income and rent.

Putting cops on streets is the most effective way to combat crime.

I am proud of the advances we have made in New York where we have continued a legacy of substantive HIV/AIDS policy, but we must continue the fight to end the epidemic and ensure an AIDS-free generation.

Retirement shouldn't be making the choice between buying much-needed medication or putting food on the table; making the choice between heating an apartment in the cold winter months or paying rent; making the choice between paying a phone bill or seeing a doctor.

No NYCHA resident should have to worry about the walk home at night through their neighborhood after they finish work. Yet for some NYCHA residents, worrying is a part of daily life.

The Internet serves as a channel of endless information through which individuals now access the news, employment opportunities, education, entertainment, etc.

Around the nation, lawmakers have drawn up their districts with such perverse precision and aversion to competition, that legislators rarely face competitive challenges.

In light of the documented benefits of urban trees, we must also ensure that we increase green spaces in underserved communities throughout the city that lack adequate parks and other green spaces.

Most of those whom we honor on Memorial Day died young. They never had the chance to raise a family, build a career, attend the weddings of their children, or be honored in old age.

In today's world, access to the Internet is inarguably critical to function in informal and formal spaces - and the costs to digital segregation are rising.