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" When all are wrong, everyone is right. "
Ed Koch
Wrong
Right
Everyone
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" The art of creation is older than the art of killing. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" You want me to tell me the truth or do you want me to stroke you? "
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" Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against. "
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" You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights. "
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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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" 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. "
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" Tone can be as important as text. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I'm just a simple Jewish boy from the Bronx. "
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Simple
Boy
" To learn something new every day is still exciting! "
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Day
Every Day
" 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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Office
People
Done
" Jews have always thought that having someone elevated with his head above the grass was not good for the Jews. I never felt that way. I believe that you have to stand up. "
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Thought
Stand Up
Stand
" 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
" 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. "
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" When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me. "
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Thought
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" Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City's got them beat, Our aqua is terrific! "
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Water
City
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. "
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" The knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again. "
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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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" In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist. "
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