Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again.

We borrowed money, it helped us with bonds and what not, and the Federal Government backed it, but it was a guarantee, it was not a grant. And we not only paid it off, but we paid it off ahead of time.

You can't twist Al Sharpton's arm.

I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.

The people really are what make New York City great.

There is no point in me worrying about what Bloomberg or Badillo will do.

I finished law school in '56, but I was working two jobs.