We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not so much with speeches that sound good as with speeches that are good and sound; not so much with speeches that will bring people to their feet as with speeches that will bring people to their senses.


Democratic National Convention Address (1984)

Mario Cuomo Quotes

We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not...

We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not...

We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not...

We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not...