I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.

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

Whenever I leave Manhattan, I get the bends!

I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.

Don't tell me this is a difficult problem. If it weren't difficult, it wouldn't be a problem.

If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me - 90 cents.

Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.