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
mayors
I'm not an author, but before I became mayor, I wasn't a mayor.
believe rights population
I happen to believe that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality. It’s whatever God made you. 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.
believe gun should-have
I don’t believe that in our society that we should have guns,
issues people firsts
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.
something-new exciting stills
To learn something new every day is still exciting!
worst-enemy modern-life cuban
We should sell them to our worst enemies, the Russians and the Cubans.
dog catchers carter
Carter couldn't elect a dog-catcher.
world remakes
It is not possible to remake the world. You can fix parts, but you can't remake the world.
jail violence ifs
If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.
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.
keys forgiving never-forget
The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive.
commitment president states
I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term.
morning new-york thank-you-god
I wake up every morning and say to myself, Well, I'm still in New York. Thank you, God.