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.
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone.
I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.
I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow, but it doesn't make a difference to me.