It's been 35 years since I left school. Almost nine of them were in government; all the rest were in the private sector. And I've proven over time to be a great leader. — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
What was unique about me being in City Hall during the Giuliani Administration, I was the only one who wasn't an attorney. I may… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
My best quality is that I talk to everyone. My worst quality is that I talk to everyone. — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
I am extremely respectful of the Jewish community. You know, I am Christian. I think of Jews as my older brothers. I mean, there… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
My earliest memories are of my father explaining to me the American Dream and how he expected me to do better than he did. — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
I was born here in the city, born in the Bronx. Son of a cop. One grandfather was a taxi driver; the other was… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
I still am a virulent anti-communist. It is a bad system, an immoral system, and one that takes away the rights of people and… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
Mayors of New York have been elected not because of their party label, but because of their philosophy and their approach overall, and that… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
I would leave school every day and walk to my grandparents' house under the El because everyone worked. I was 6 and walking home… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
It's been 35 years since I left school. Almost nine of them were in government; all the rest were in the private sector. And… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
Rudy Giuliani did some phenomenal things in the city if you think of the transformation of the city and the quality of life. — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
We've made tremendous strides and changes in the City of New York since 1994. — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
I cannot be separated from Rudy Giuliani, but I am also not Rudy Giuliani. — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry Goldwater over… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
My dad was a New York City cop. His father was a New York City fireman. And my mother's dad was a city taxi… — Joe Lhota Copy Share Image
