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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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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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Proud
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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 love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against.
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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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We should sell them to our worst enemies, the Russians and the Cubans.
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Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends!
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