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.

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.

I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.

To learn something new every day is still exciting!

If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.

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

Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.