107 Quotes by Ed Koch

In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.

Maybe he just looks good compared to the bores he's running against.

We're in the hands of the state legislature and God, but at the moment, the state legislature has more to say than God.

You want me to tell me the truth or do you want me to stroke you?

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.

When I came in, the city was on the edge of bankruptcy. I'm proud of what I did. I built the foundation that mayors after me built upon - particularly Bloomberg. But the foundation was essential because if it hadn't occurred, we would have been another Detroit.

I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.

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.

I'm just a simple Jewish boy from the Bronx.