Joseph Bruno Quotations

years and years. He was not taking anything.

She's going to have one of the most competitive races in the state,

My disappointment has been that the governor's office has not been negotiating in good faith. Their numbers are all over the place. ... When you think you've reached a number, they change it. ... What I need is for them to get serious.

Frankly, getting paid is the last thing I'm worried about right now. If someone in the future can get us paid, I'll take it, but that is not my motivation.

He is an extremely articulate, a really sweet guy.

Today, it takes almost exactly the same amount of time to travel by train between Albany and New York City as it did in the 1950s,

I also encourage our borough's businesses, churches and synagogues to replicate their wonderful efforts after the tsunami to now do what they can to support victims of what has been described as one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history.

He is so grateful for the work that most of the police officers did. There's always a few bad apples in every basket.

He knows this state as well as any citizen knows this state,

I think it's a very important piece of information and it may go to the heart of what happened, ... What I've been saying all along is that this is not an indictment of the whole Police Department, but just a few bad apples.

Such 'bullet trains' operate regularly in countries throughout Europe and Asia, ... It's time for New York to get on board.

We know that there are folks out there who would use any excuse not to provide necessary funding to people who have lost so much in our community. It's all about perception. We understand the import of this whole thing, and we hope the rest of the country gets the message: New Orleans is not going to do things the way we used to do it.

The deal is very important to bring stability to racing in New York and to protect the thousands of people working in the thoroughbred racing industry.

Without the video tape, I'm sure this case would be swept under the rugs .

With NYRA's franchise expiring, we have a unique opportunity to ensure the future strength of our horse racing industry that has a multibillion-dollar impact on the state's economy and employs more than 35,000 people,

We will now look for similar ways in which Queens residents can join in the national relief effort to help entire cities in need.

There are a lot great, heroic guys on that police force. There are a couple of rotten apples that need to be dealt with,

We feel no joy in the knowledge that these two men are fired. By the same token, my client is on record that these two men should have never been permitted to serve as police officers in the first place.

I've never heard from him, I don't have a clue as to what he's doing, or what he's about, or where he lives, ... And, you know, if I haven't heard from him, he's not going to hear from me.

a couple of rotten apples that need to be dealt with.

apparently said some ugly things to my client. And my client said, 'I think that's unprofessional.'

As he was walking across the street, he was struck from behind, and that's when the altercation began.

I know there is a big temptation to go there, but my client firmly believes that is not what is involved here,

I don't think that when a person is getting beat up there's a whole lot of thought. It's survival. You don't have a whole lot of time to think when you're being pummeled,

These are extraordinarily weak charges that could cost my client a lot of money to defend. There's no intoxication, there's nothing. It's bad enough that he's still having difficulties -- vision problems, steadiness problems -- but obviously his story is accurate and he shouldn't be punished anymore.