American - Politician | December 12, 1924 - February 1, 2013
I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term.
Ed Koch
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The very fact that I became mayor in 1977 conveys how you can't figure out what the people will do. Nobody thought I would be elected. When I entered I got four percent of the vote in the first poll, four percent.
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I was not afraid of the press or the militants. It was uncomfortable, but I was not afraid. With respect to the press, I knew I knew more than they knew about city matters. With respect to the militants, I understood it. I mean, everybody believed in those days that they were being screwed, you know, that somebody was getting ahead of them.
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Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends!
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To learn something new every day is still exciting!
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I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.
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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.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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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.
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I have a social life. But I don't discuss it.
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I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns.
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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.
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