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" I was drafted into the Army when I was 19 and came out at age 22. Most people that I knew didn't think they'd come home alive. I didn't think I would either, so I was happy when I did. "
Ed Koch
Army
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" It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized. "
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" I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. "
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" Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against. "
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" I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term. "
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" 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. "
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" The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse. "
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" The Republicans are coming - make nice. "
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" In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist. "
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" 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.' "
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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. "
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Writing
" Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart. "
Ed Koch
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Fall
Power
" In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound. "
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" God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets. "
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Play
Regrets
Good
" I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did. "
Ed Koch
Did
Would
Never
" You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag. "
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Believe
Me
" I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows. "
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First
Know
Windows
" If I were running against Chuck Schumer. I would take every one of his Sunday press releases - and there are 52 for as many years as he's been there - and I would ask, 'How many of the things he said he was proposing became law?' I doubt many. "
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Doubt
Years
Said
" 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
Lose
Mouth
Diet
" 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. "
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Me
Now
" 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. "
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Say
Me
" 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
Vote
Me
Psychiatrist
" 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. "
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Risks
Worry
" 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. "
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People
Done
" Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific! "
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City
New
" 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. "
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Understand
Government
" When all are wrong, everyone is right. "
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Wrong
Right
Everyone
" There's enormous energy required to carry grudges - enormous energy! And I'm getting too old to expend my energy that way, cause I think every person has a limited amount of energy. So I have given up all grudges. "
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" I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever. "
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Being
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" I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns. "
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Should
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