Jews have always thought that having someone elevated with his head above the grass was not good for the Jews. I never felt that way. I believe that you have to stand up.

Clinton has more important things to worry about. He not only risks being destroyed historically, like Afghanistan's Buddha statues; he also could end up going to jail.

The person who is bent on killing you will follow you wherever you are.

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

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

There's enormous energy required to carry grudges - enormous energy! And I'm getting too old to expend my energy that way, cause I think every person has a limited amount of energy. So I have given up all grudges.

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