There's enormous energy required to carry grudges - enormous energy! And I'm getting too old to expend my energy that way, cause… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
...the mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven. — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
I said, to be a New Yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end of the… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
I was drafted into the Army when I was 19 and came out at age 22. Most people that I knew didn't… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
The Chinese describe themselves as political refugees. Many base that claim on China's strict population laws, which allow them to have only one child.… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
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… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
Don't tell me this is a difficult problem. If it weren't difficult, it wouldn't be a problem. — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
...what about the millions of poor in this country who desperately need assistance and services to help bring them out of poverty? Shall they… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
It is not possible to remake the world. You can fix parts, but you can't remake the world. — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
“The city is the size of a country, but has been operated like a candy store.” — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
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… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse. — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
Life is indeed precious, and I believe the death penalty helps affirm this fact. — Ed Koch Copy Share Image