“At times, Mario Cuomo seemed to have the humility of a Jesuit and the ...” — Mike Barnicle Quote

“At times, Mario Cuomo seemed to have the humility of a Jesuit and the goals of an emperor.”

“The world is an increasingly dangerous, troubled place. There are nations that seem to be ungovernable. Nations where violence and religious combat are as common as the sunrise.”

“The United States of America, justifiably and proudly, went to war in Afghanistan in early winter of 2001. The United States invaded Iraq on a false premise in the spring of 2003.”

“An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people.”

“I had always been fascinated with Napoleon because he was a self-made emperor; Victor Hugo said, 'Napoleon's will to power,' and it was the title of my paper. And I submitted it to my teacher, and he didn't think I had written it. And he wanted me to explain it to him.”

“I used to live in Ethiopia as a child, and I lived there when Haile Selassie was the emperor.”