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Ed Koch quotes: Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It's sterile. It's nothing. It's wasting your life.

Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It's sterile. It's nothing. It's wasting your life.

Ed Koch quotes: People get tired of you. So they decided to throw me out. And so help me God, as the numbers were coming in, I said to myself, 'I'm free at

People get tired of you. So they decided to throw me out. And so help me God, as the numbers were coming in, I said to myself, 'I'm free at last.'

Ed Koch quotes: To learn something new every day is still exciting!

To learn something new every day is still exciting!

Ed Koch quotes: But enough of me. Lets talk about you. What do you think of me?

But enough of me. Lets talk about you. What do you think of me?

Ed Koch quotes: You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.

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 quotes: You want me to tell me the truth or do you want me to stroke you?

You want me to tell me the truth or do you want me to stroke you?

Ed Koch quotes: I'm coming to the end of my life. I do reflect on what I've done for the 85 years that I have been given so far. And I'm proud of

I'm coming to the end of my life. I do reflect on what I've done for the 85 years that I have been given so far. And I'm proud of what I've done.

Ed Koch quotes: The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.

The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.

Ed Koch quotes: Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific!

Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific!

Ed Koch quotes: God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets.

God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets.

Ed Koch quotes: Tone can be as important as text.

Tone can be as important as text.

Ed Koch quotes: 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.

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 quotes: If they don't want to pay for it, they can stop drinking it.

If they don't want to pay for it, they can stop drinking it.

Ed Koch quotes: The person who is bent on killing you will follow you wherever you are.

The person who is bent on killing you will follow you wherever you are.

Ed Koch quotes: 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.

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 quotes: In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.

In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.

Ed Koch quotes: The Republicans are coming - make nice.

The Republicans are coming - make nice.

Ed Koch quotes: We're in the hands of the state legislature and God, but at the moment, the state legislature has more to say than God.

We're in the hands of the state legislature and God, but at the moment, the state legislature has more to say than God.

Ed Koch quotes: It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized.

It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized.

Ed Koch quotes: I'm not an author, but before I became mayor, I wasn't a mayor.

I'm not an author, but before I became mayor, I wasn't a mayor.

Ed Koch quotes: Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends!

Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends!

Ed Koch quotes: I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone,

I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone,

Ed Koch quotes: Should we be rewriting history just to make people feel good? That's not history, that's psychiatry.

Should we be rewriting history just to make people feel good? That's not history, that's psychiatry.

Ed Koch quotes: 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 other end.

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 other end.

Ed Koch quotes: It is not possible to remake the world. You can fix parts, but you can't remake the world.

It is not possible to remake the world. You can fix parts, but you can't remake the world.

Ed Koch quotes: Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.

Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.

Ed Koch quotes: Don't tell me this is a difficult problem. If it weren't difficult, it wouldn't be a problem.

Don't tell me this is a difficult problem. If it weren't difficult, it wouldn't be a problem.

Ed Koch quotes: I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.

I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.

Ed Koch quotes: The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it.

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it.

Ed Koch quotes: The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.

The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.

Ed Koch quotes: Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against.

Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against.

Ed Koch quotes: If you turn your back on these people, you yourself are an animal. You may be a well-dressed animal, but you are nevertheless an animal.

If you turn your back on these people, you yourself are an animal. You may be a well-dressed animal, but you are nevertheless an animal.

Ed Koch quotes: The mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven.

The mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven.

Ed Koch quotes: I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.

I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.

Ed Koch quotes: When all are wrong, everyone is right.

When all are wrong, everyone is right.

Ed Koch quotes: If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.

If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.

Ed Koch quotes: I want to come back as me.

I want to come back as me.

Ed Koch quotes: You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.

You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.

Ed Koch quotes: The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive.

The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive.

Ed Koch quotes: I have a social life. But I don't discuss it.

I have a social life. But I don't discuss it.

Ed Koch quotes: 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, see a psychiatrist.

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, see a psychiatrist.

Ed Koch quotes: I think that every Saturday, we ought to say, 'My father's a Jew, my mother was a Jew, and I'm a Jew,' with great pride.

I think that every Saturday, we ought to say, 'My father's a Jew, my mother was a Jew, and I'm a Jew,' with great pride.

Ed Koch quotes: I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.

I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.

Ed Koch quotes: I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.

I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.

Ed Koch quotes: I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.

I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.

Ed Koch quotes: I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns.

I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns.

Ed Koch quotes: I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term.

I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term.

Ed Koch quotes: We should sell them to our worst enemies, the Russians and the Cubans.

We should sell them to our worst enemies, the Russians and the Cubans.

Ed Koch quotes: The art of creation is older than the art of killing.

The art of creation is older than the art of killing.

Ed Koch quotes: In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist.

In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist.

Ed Koch quotes: I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.

I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.

Ed Koch quotes: I wake up every morning and say to myself, Well, I'm still in New York. Thank you, God.

I wake up every morning and say to myself, Well, I'm still in New York. Thank you, God.

Ed Koch quotes: I'm just a simple Jewish boy from the Bronx.

I'm just a simple Jewish boy from the Bronx.

Ed Koch quotes: [The UN should remain in New York] because every country needs a cesspool. And the UN is always interesting as a theater of the absurd.

[The UN should remain in New York] because every country needs a cesspool. And the UN is always interesting as a theater of the absurd.

Ed Koch quotes: I'm sure that people who elected me, some of them thought I was gay, some of them thought I wasn't gay, and most of them didn't care.

I'm sure that people who elected me, some of them thought I was gay, some of them thought I wasn't gay, and most of them didn't care.