I probably enjoy campaigning more than most other people in public office because I like people and I enjoy going out there and telling people what I've done. Ed Koch campaignenjoyhave Change image and share on social
I think I have a very good reputation amongst the gay population and among the whole country because I stood up on the issue of gay rights. It is not easy to stand up on that issue when you are single and male in New York City. I did it anyway. Ed Koch citycountryeasy share on social
I injured myself politically when I took on Jesse Jackson' in the 1988 presidential campaign. I was too strident. I didn't recognize the emotional tie that he had with all black voters. Ed Koch blackcampaignemotional Change image and share on social
I think that every Saturday, we ought to say, 'My father's a Jew, my mother was a Jew, and I'm a Jew,' with great pride. Ed Koch fathergreatjew Change image and share on social
There's a nastiness out there that wants to harm me with words. These are my enemies - the ideologues, the populists, the columnists who don't like the fact that I take them on toe-to-toe. What I try to do is tell the truth. It's not the coin of the realm in politics. Ed Koch coincolumnistenemy share on social
I like to think that I'm one of the few people in public life who write their own material. I write every word. And I really enjoy writing - especially my political commentary. Ed Koch commentaryenjoylife Change image and share on social
In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound. Ed Koch bandagecleanfester Change image and share on social
Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends! Ed Koch bendleavemanhattan Change image and share on social
