You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.

Carter couldn't elect a dog-catcher.

When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me.

I said, to be a New Yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end of the six months you find you walk faster, talk faster, think faster, you're a New Yorker.

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

You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it.