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

To learn something new every day is still exciting!

If I traveled to the end of the rainbow as Dame Fortune did intend, Murphy would be there to tell me the pot's at the other end.

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.

I happen to believe that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality. It’s whatever God made you. It happens that I’m heterosexual, but I don’t care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who don’t have the ability to protect their rights.

...the mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven.

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.