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Ed Koch
Ed Koch
American Politician
Born: Dec 12, 1924
Died: Feb 1, 2013
City Good Life Me People You
Related authors: Alexander Hamilton Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Benjamin Franklin Bernie Sanders John F. Kerry Nancy Pelosi Robert Kennedy Shirley Chisholm
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
Me You Vote Out See Issues Psychiatrist Agree
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag. Ed Koch
Good Me Self-Respect You Believe Back Punch Punching Bag
Tone can be as important as text. Ed Koch
Important Text Tone
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse. Ed Koch
Today You Fuse Diploma Fireworks Lighted Match Begin Each Each One
In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound. Ed Koch
Life Better Neighborhood Wound Clean Raw Bandage Than Much
The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend. Ed Koch
Together Old Will Slightest Seem Bosom Mere Make Friend Process Acquaintance Growing Growing Old
We're in the hands of the state legislature and God, but at the moment, the state legislature has more to say than God. Ed Koch
God State State Legislature Say More Than Hands Legislature Moment
If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me - 90 cents. Ed Koch
Politics Me You Fly President Costs Bucks Picket Like Governor Cents Washington Albany
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. Ed Koch
Best Food Lose Mouth Politician Difficult Way Best Way Eat Something Weight Very Close Diet Just Your Watch
I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows. Ed Koch
Politics Speak First Windows Writers Know Occasionally Polish Passages Dictate Dictated Then Who Many
If I traveled to the end of the rainbow as Dame Fortune did intend, Murphy would be there to tell me the pot's at the other end. Ed Koch
Me Other Tell Would Would-Be Pot End Intend Did Fortune Traveled Rainbow Murphy Dame
I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot. Ed Koch
Age Born Lot Twelve
In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist. Ed Koch
Action Primitive Foresight Strategist
Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against. Ed Koch
Good Running Bores He Looks Maybe Just Against Compared
There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate. Ed Koch
Love Relationship Hate Made Rest Country More Feel New Always Than York New York Love-Hate Love-Hate Relationship Them
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. Ed Koch
You Walk Live Think Faster Months Find New Talk Said End Yorker Six New Yorker Here
Have you ever lived in the suburbs? It's sterile. It's nothing. It's wasting your life. Ed Koch
Life You Nothing Sterile Suburbs Your Lived Ever Wasting
People get tired of you. So they decided to throw me out. And so help me God, as the numbers were coming in, I said to myself, 'I'm free at last.' Ed Koch
God Myself Me Tired You People Free Out Throw Said Coming Were Get Decided Help Last Numbers
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. Ed Koch
Me People Job Rage Perceive Someone Attacked Take Allowing Vent Years Years Ago Get Them Twelve Include Now Away
It's a lot more fun being a critic than being the one criticized. Ed Koch
Critic Criticized More Lot Than Being Fun
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. Ed Koch
Myself Black Too Took Presidential Presidential Campaign Recognize Emotional Had He Voters Tie Campaign Jackson Politically Injured Jesse Jackson
God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets. Ed Koch
God Good Me Gave No Regrets Over Years Hand Very Regrets Play
I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government. Ed Koch
Government Nature People Too Many People Congress Too Stay Most Understand Been Elected Really Who Many Enjoyed
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. Ed Koch
Home Army Age Happy People Think Alive Out Would Knew Come Most Came Did Either Drafted
I'm confident President Obama will continue his unambiguous commitment to the Jewish state in his second term. Ed Koch
Commitment Will Jewish State President State President Obama Obama Term Continue His Confident Second Second Term Jewish
Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends! Ed Koch
Bends Leave Get Whenever Manhattan
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