Maurice Carroll Quotations

Where she actually stands on stuff has very little to do with the way people feel about her. It's going to carry over into a national race because the people that love her, love her and the people that don't, hate her.

Nobody could ever accuse Green of a last ditch campaign, he'll always run for something. But certainly it's a comeback effort.

I don't think it's going to be a terribly polite primary. And, why should it be?

had been right on the button in all past races.

Our numbers show that Bush is ahead but there is still room for funny things to happen. It's not in the bag, partly because the numbers have been so volatile.

You'd think people would be sympathetic to them because, let's face it, they're here for the same reasons everyone else is here: Because they can improve their lives.

Even in a city touchy about civil rights, New Yorkers pick a bag search over the threat of being blown up.

Even in the first three nights of polling, when Mayor Bloomberg was being hammered for not participating in the Harlem debate, he was cruising along with a 19-point lead,

Beyond the compassion that everyone feels, Mayor Giuliani's prostate cancer has yet to have an impact on the Senate race,

Bill Bradley has been on a sustained drive, blowing past Vice President Gore.

At the start, it looks like a Bloomberg blowout, ... It's still early.

Did he score any knockout blows? No. Did he show that he belonged in the race? Sure.

Running for attorney general, she loses more respectably, but she still loses. This is not great news for Pirro, but she still runs better in a race she insists she is not running.

People think this is a horrible problem, and they are not being very friendly to illegal immigrants.

People tend to go with the winner, and the Yankees have been winners.

People think Bloomberg ought to have more to do with it.

Despite the common assumption that New Year's Eve is a wall-to-wall party, this poll finds that most people will be safe at home celebrating with friends and family, with the Times Square countdown in the background.

That shows she's got good connections or else she's got people with good connections. From all I can gather, Spencer, while an attractive guy, does not have good connections.

That sky-high approval rating just won't come down. What looked like a second honeymoon seems to be settling in as a long-term love affair.

You're not going to get a big plus for being friendly toward illegal immigrants or a big minus for being unfriendly.

this is the dance of the seven veils, and here goes another veil. The last veil will be when she finally announces.

Americans - especially young Americans - are an optimistic people. Despite the gloom and doom in the world, and their own belief that peace on Earth is not in sight, we believe our own lives are getting better.

This poll reflects local concerns about immigrants gathering on street corners, waiting for jobs, or packed into illegal housing and the like. If you're not here legally, you shouldn't get government benefits, Americans say overwhelmingly. They'd also deny driver's licenses to illegal immigrants.

It's a fight to see who's going to direct the party, and the Rockefeller wing has money and connections.

For all I know, the lady might make a great U.S. Senator, but I don't think there's much chance of that.

It's shaping up as a blowout to end all blowouts,

The books have to be bad news. I don't think (Weld) is a crook or anything like that, that's silly.

Not all that many years ago the best people shied away from Sharpton, but he has remade himself and is still in the process. He is smart, quotable and clearly wants to be the Jesse Jackson of New York, if not the Jesse Jackson of the world.

nothing seems to break the Clinton-Giuliani deadlock. Almost everyone has heard of the mayor's marital situation, but the poll numbers show precisely the same standoff we found before all the stories and pictures.

If there are big issues differentiating them, I'll be darned if I can see what they are.

If you're not here legally, you shouldn't get government benefits, Americans say overwhelmingly.

In the official memorial, New Yorkers don't want to differentiate among the dead.

By 2 to 1, voters agree it's nutty to make it a crime to aid an illegal immigrant.

I don't think there's going to be a primary. I think they like the leaders to choose ... if there is (a primary), it will be the first real one in 30 years.

Health stuff is always a problem because it's such a personal thing. But the rule of thumb is that it's always better to tell the truth. Even if it gets yucky, you should let them have it.

The DA for all ages looks as if he'll be DA forever.

The good news for Lazio is Clinton is losing ground. The bad news for Lazio is he is barely gaining,

The city of immigrants is sympathetic to immigrants, even illegal immigrants.