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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Ed Koch

Doubt

Years

Said

" The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend. "

" I think I have a very good reputation amongst the gay population and among the whole country because I stood up on the issue of gay rights. It is not easy to stand up on that issue when you are single and male in New York City. I did it anyway. "

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

" If they don't want to pay for it, they can stop drinking it. "

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

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

" I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Ed Koch

Risks

Worry

" There's a nastiness out there that wants to harm me with words. These are my enemies - the ideologues, the populists, the columnists who don't like the fact that I take them on toe-to-toe. What I try to do is tell the truth. It's not the coin of the realm in politics. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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

Courage

Say

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

" 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. "

" My brain is good, but my body is deteriorating. I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow, but it doesn't make a difference to me. "

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

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

" 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

Psychiatrist

" 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. "

" I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did. "

" 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'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term. "

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

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

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