God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets.

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

Tree killing is arborcide.

There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.

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

The most guileful amongst the reporters are those who appear friendly and smile and seem to be supportive. They are the ones who will seek to gut you on every occasion.

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.