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[The UN should remain in New York] because every country needs a cesspool. And the UN is always interesting as a theater of the absurd.

Ed Koch

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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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The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
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But enough of me. Lets talk about you. What do you think of me?
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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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