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
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
Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart. Ed Koch begincomplexfall 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
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
I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale. Ed Koch backchangecity Change image and share on social
Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific! Ed Koch aquaatlanticbeat Change image and share on social
