I'm never surprised by the insensitivity of 'The New York Times' editorial board.

Everybody knows I return all of my phone calls. I pick up my cell phone myself, much to the chagrin of my staff.

The 'Libertarian' thing was a mistake on my part for saying it, but I am.

Mayors of New York have been elected not because of their party label, but because of their philosophy and their approach overall, and that has been since time immemoriam in New York, that people are not party-oriented in New York.

I still am a virulent anti-communist. It is a bad system, an immoral system, and one that takes away the rights of people and the rights of individuals. And everywhere it's gone, it's failed.

We've made tremendous strides and changes in the City of New York since 1994.

My best quality is that I talk to everyone. My worst quality is that I talk to everyone.