“Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. ...” — Al Smith Quote

“Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you.”

“It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting.”

“All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.”

“Fashion and decor should amuse you and your friends.”

“I certainly know all about the Jersey jokes that amuse the rest of the country. You've probably heard them. Our state bird is the mosquito. Our state tree is dead. It doesn't help that we are represented on television by Tony Soprano and 'Jersey Shore.'”

“I think when you grow up - cement floors, tin roofs, having to amuse yourselves... you know, the importance of work - I think these are benefits that I've had.”