I'm not an author, but before I became mayor, I wasn't a mayor.

The key to success in politics: Never forget, seldom forgive.

Should we be rewriting history just to make people feel good? That's not history, that's psychiatry.

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.

I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone.

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

No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What's cruel is that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don't want to do that.