Eric Schneiderman Once they are charged, too many poor New Yorkers find themselves trapped by our unjust bail system. Unable to pay for bail, they languish in Rikers Island or other jails while they await trial, regardless of guilt. – Eric Schneiderman Await Quotes Bail Quotes Charged Quotes Guilt Quotes Island Quotes Jails Quotes Languish Quotes Pay Quotes Poor Quotes Rikers Quotes Trapped Quotes Trial Quotes Unable Quotes Unjust Quotes Yorkers Quotes A statute that lets some wrongfully convicted individuals seek restitution but denies that right to others is an unjust and unequal application of the law. My job is to enforce the law, without fear or favor.
Matt Rosendale Millions of people have come to the United States in pursuit of liberty and a better way of life. They contribute to this tremendous melting pot and embrace the opportunities which are presented for them and their families. – Matt Rosendale
Fisher Stevens Unfortunately, the public might not know that we get a script usually two days before shooting. So sometimes I’m shooting an episode and don’t even know how it’s going to end because I haven’t read that yet. – Fisher Stevens
Spike Jonze I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There’s not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something in the editing room that’s shaped by getting to know the person and digging deeper, unpeeling the layers of them as you get to know them. – Spike Jonze
Michael Foreman Drawing was the only thing I was any good at in school, but I never dreamt I would, or even could, spend my life doing it. – Michael Foreman
Anderson Cooper When you lose a parent at ten years old, the world seems like a much scarier place. It makes complete sense to me that I took survival courses when I was a teenager and started going to war zones as a reporter. I didn’t ever want to be taken advantage of, and I wanted to be able to take care of those around me. – Anderson Cooper
Reshma Saujani Girls Who Code doesn’t exist solely to discover the next great female technology icon, although that would be great! In addition to coding, the girls at our program learn to pitch ideas and products, present themselves professionally, and interact with colleagues at every level of a company. – Reshma Saujani
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