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
home army thinking
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.
new-york safe-haven thinking
...the mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven.
thinking enough think-of-me
But enough of me. Lets talk about you. What do you think of me?
thinking way causes
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.
thinking six-months said
I said, to be a New Yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end of the six months you find you walk faster, talk faster, think faster, you're a New Yorker.
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Eliot is the right guy to change Albany. As attorney general, he demonstrated a real commitment to reforming institutions from Wall Street to Main Street and I look forward to watching him work on reforming state government.
great pat tradition
I think he is in the great tradition of Pat Moynihan.
ahead believed days everybody knew press respect somebody understood
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.
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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.
people telling
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.
believed creating nations today united
But nevertheless, I always believed today as he does, that if the United Nations hadn't been created, we would be creating it.
except history improve listen nobody
If you listen to Giuliani, it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like, he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy.
injured recognize tie took
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.
body difference good pass three
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.