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

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" I like to think that I'm one of the few people in public life who write their own material. I write every word. And I really enjoy writing - especially my political commentary. "

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

" Twelve years ago, if someone attacked me, I wouldn't let them get away with it. I'd take them on. I now perceive my job to include allowing people to vent their rage. "

" 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 knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again. "

" 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 injured myself politically when I took on Jesse Jackson' in the 1988 presidential campaign. I was too strident. I didn't recognize the emotional tie that he had with all black voters. "

" Tone can be as important as text. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I probably enjoy campaigning more than most other people in public office because I like people and I enjoy going out there and telling people what I've done. "

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

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

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

" How'm I doing? "

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

" Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends! "

" When all are wrong, everyone is right. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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