There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate. Ed Koch countryfeelhate Change image and share on social
I have a social life. But I don't discuss it. Ed Koch discusslifesocial Change image and share on social
God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets. Ed Koch givegodgood Change image and share on social
The very fact that I became mayor in 1977 conveys how you can't figure out what the people will do. Nobody thought I would be elected. When I entered I got four percent of the vote in the first poll, four percent. Ed Koch conveyelectenter 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
When I came in, the city was on the edge of bankruptcy. I'm proud of what I did. I built the foundation that mayors after me built upon - particularly Bloomberg. But the foundation was essential because if it hadn't occurred, we would have been another Detroit. Ed Koch bankruptcybloombergbuild share on social
I said, to be a New Yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end of the six months you find you walk faster, talk faster, think faster, you're a New Yorker. Ed Koch endfastfind Change image and share on social
It happens that I'm heterosexual, but I don't care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who don't have the ability to protect their rights. Ed Koch abilitycareheterosexual share on social
Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It's sterile. It's nothing. It's wasting your life. Ed Koch lifelivesterile 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