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God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets.

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Ed Koch
Age: 88 †
Born: 1924
Born: December 12
Died: 2013
Died: February 1
Film Critic
Former United States Representative
Judge
Lawyer
Politician
Writer
The Bronx
New York City
Edward Irving Ed Koch
Edward I. Koch
Edward Irving Koch
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There's a nastiness out there that wants to harm me with words. These are my enemies - the ideologues, the populists, the columnists who don't like the fact that I take them on toe-to-toe. What I try to do is tell the truth. It's not the coin of the realm in politics.
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I have a social life. But I don't discuss it.
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The most guileful amongst the reporters are those who appear friendly and smile and seem to be supportive. They are the ones who will seek to gut you on every occasion.
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The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive.
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I'm just a simple Jewish boy from the Bronx.
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I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow, but it doesn't make a difference to me.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.
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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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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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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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The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
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I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.
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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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Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against.
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I want to come back as me.
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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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The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
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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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I wake up every morning and say to myself, Well, I'm still in New York. Thank you, God.
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