Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It's sterile. It's nothing. It's wasting your life, and people do not wish to waste their lives once they've seen New York! This rural American thing - I'm telling you, it's a joke. Ed Koch More Quotes by Ed Koch More Quotes From Ed Koch But enough of me. Lets talk about you. What do you think of me? Ed Koch think-of-me enough thinking Don't tell me this is a difficult problem. If it weren't difficult, it wouldn't be a problem. Ed Koch difficult-problems difficult problem Life is indeed precious, and I believe the death penalty helps affirm this fact. Ed Koch helping believe facts I want to come back as me. Ed Koch want The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive. Ed Koch forgiving never-forget keys When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me. Ed Koch issues people firsts We should sell them to our worst enemies, the Russians and the Cubans. Ed Koch cuban worst-enemy modern-life Carter couldn't elect a dog-catcher. Ed Koch catchers carter dog Anybody who suggests that I run for governor is no friend of mine. It's a terrible position, and besides, it requires living in Albany, which is small-town life at its worst. Ed Koch no-friends towns running It is not possible to remake the world. You can fix parts, but you can't remake the world. Ed Koch remakes world I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale. Ed Koch cities new-york people If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail. Ed Koch jail violence ifs However, they ignore the fact that the First Amendment is intended to protect only against government sanctions for exercising free speech rights, not private actions. Ed Koch government rights exercise I'm not an author, but before I became mayor, I wasn't a mayor. Ed Koch mayors Jews have always thought that having someone elevated with his head above the grass was not good for the Jews. I never felt that way. I believe that you have to stand up. Ed Koch grass believe way If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me - 90 cents. Ed Koch bucks politics president Clinton has more important things to worry about. He not only risks being destroyed historically, like Afghanistan's Buddha statues; he also could end up going to jail. Ed Koch jail risk worry Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks. Ed Koch pain motivational art Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends! Ed Koch manhattan I'm just a simple Jewish boy from the Bronx. Ed Koch bronx simple boys
