Best Ed Koch Quotes
- I intend to vote for President George W. Bush in the next election, because in my view, he is best able to wage the war… Able
- But enough of me. Lets talk about you. What do you think of me? Lets
- If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail. Inspirational
- I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale. Changed
- I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them. Explanation
- You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights. Inspirational
- You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag. Argument
- 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… End
- 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… Apart
- If I traveled to the end of the rainbow as Dame Fortune did intend, Murphy would be there to tell me the pot's at the… America
- There's enormous energy required to carry grudges - enormous energy! And I'm getting too old to expend my energy that way, cause I think every… All
- I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows. Bedtime
- The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse. Begin
- 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. Country
- In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist. Action
- If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues,… Agree
- It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized. Critic
- The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch… Best
- The knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again. Cities
- No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What's cruel is… Courage
- Tone can be as important as text. Important
- We're in the hands of the state legislature and God, but at the moment, the state legislature has more to say than God. God
- I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. Age
- In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound. Bandage
- Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific! Aqua