I was drafted into the Army when I was 19 and came out at age 22. Most people that I knew didn't think they'd come home alive. I didn't think I would either, so I was happy when I did. Ed Koch agealivearmy Change image and share on social
You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights. Ed Koch loverespectright Change image and share on social
To learn something new every day is still exciting! Ed Koch dayexcitlearn Change image and share on social
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
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
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag. Ed Koch backbaggood Change image and share on social
I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government. Ed Koch congresselectenjoy 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
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 was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. Ed Koch agebeargoldwyn Change image and share on social
