70 Quotes by Edward I. Koch

I’m not an author, but before I became mayor, I wasn’t a mayor.

I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.

However, they ignore the fact that the First Amendment is intended to protect only against government sanctions for exercising free speech rights, not private actions.

If you turn your back on these people, you yourself are an animal. You may be a well-dressed animal, but you are nevertheless an animal.

If they don’t want to pay for it, they can stop drinking it.

Life is indeed precious, and I believe the death penalty helps affirm this fact.

If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.

I wake up every morning and say to myself, Well, I’m still in New York. Thank you, God.

Water, water, everywhere, Atlantic and Pacific. But New York City’s got them beat, Our aqua is terrific!