Ed Koch
Ed Koch
Edward Irving "Ed" Kochwas an American lawyer, politician, political commentator, movie critic and reality television arbitrator. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and three terms as mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1990...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 December 1924
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
jail violence ifs
If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.
commitment president states
I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term.
thinking enough think-of-me
But enough of me. Lets talk about you. What do you think of me?
war views president
I intend to vote for President George W. Bush in the next election, because in my view, he is best able to wage the war against international terrorism.
social social-life
I have a social life. But I don't discuss it.
forever want mayors
I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
hands moments legislature
We're in the hands of the state legislature and God, but at the moment, the state legislature has more to say than God.
age twelve born
I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.
society cleaning neighborhood
In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.
birthday years cities
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.
suburbs
Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It's sterile. It's nothing. It's wasting your life.
regret years play
God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets.
important tone
Tone can be as important as text.
fall world groups
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.