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

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" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The Republicans are coming - make nice. "

" 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. "

" It happens that I'm heterosexual, but I don't care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who don't have the ability to protect their rights. "

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

" Tone can be as important as text. "

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

" 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. "

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

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