Ed Koch Quotes

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 that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don't want to do that.

Ed Koch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 12, 1924 - February 1, 2013

Topics

HopeCourageI AmMeYouDown

Compared with my brother, I always felt like Richard III, some clever humpbacked thing who surpassed him in the end. He was the one who read books, but I became the writer. He painted and drew, but I was the one who got accepted by the High School of Music and Art.

Jerome Charyn

MusicArtSchoolBrotherHigh School

The best stories in our culture have some sort of subversiveness - Mark Twain, 'Catcher in the Rye.' You provide kids with great stories and teach them how to use the tools to make their own.

Matt Groening

GreatBestCultureToolsYouTeach

I'm terrified for what is in store for me as a parent!

Jean Louisa Kelly

MeParentStoreTerrified

There are nineteen Harry Bosch books, and someone told me if you add up the descriptions of Harry from all of them, it would come to less than three pages. He's very elliptically described over the two decades during which the novels occur. I did that by intention.

Michael Connelly

MeSomeoneYouIntentionThreeOver

I've always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff.

Robin Trower

InfluenceEarlyAdmitFirstAlways

I took many trips down to New Orleans trying to experience the city as deeply as possible. I'm from Detroit so New Orleans seemed very exotic to me.

Ruta Sepetys

ExperienceCityMeTryingDownNew

Don't imitate. Write what you know about, that has to be your goal.

Roman Coppola

YouGoalKnowWriteYourImitate

I'm not blaming my mom for my life because I am responsible for me, and nobody can change me or ruin me easier than I can.

Mindy McCready

LifeChangeI AmMeMomMy Life

If it weren't for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn't have any ideas at all.

Donald E. Westlake

IdeasIndustryPublishingAnyWere

I enjoy doing comedy for the fact that you go to work and you laugh. That's a good combination.

Bryan Cranston

WorkGoodLaughComedyDoingEnjoy

I have always had a relationship with clothes.

Phillip Lim

RelationshipClothesAlwaysHad

I'd love to date somebody cool, fun, funny.

Rihanna

FunnyLoveFunCoolDateSomebody

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