I used to have trust with reporters. Give them scoops. Those were the old days. It's very strange, when you give a story and it doesn't come out the right way.

Not that I ever did anything wrong. I was just aggressive. That's the way I am in my life.

Now everybody is mafia. You got the Russian mafia, the Mexican mafia. Everybody is mafia these days.

I'd feel more comfortable talking to the blacks, or Hispanics, or the poor areas. I feel more at home, believe it or not.

It takes a lot of work to do this every day, every day, but I feel, as a sheriff, I should get to know my people. I serve them. They don't serve me. I serve them. They're my bosses, and the more people I can see and talk to, I love it.

You make deals in business and in government if you're smart.

We learn by our problems. We correct our deficiencies if there are any.