Being a kid myself, I loved playing and I loved playing with words, and making up things and riddles and songs and not afraid of being silly in public.

I'm an alcoholic, recovering. And I used to smoke cigarettes, and I was a philanderer and I, wouldn't call myself good.

There seems to be less obvious corruption in city government and New York politicians, they aren't Republican or Democrat, they're New Yorkers.

I tell my children, shut up and let me speak. What I've learned, I have been married for 45 years and in my own family It is that I've learned to stop being judgmental, to listen.

This is the place for me where every single dream I ever had came to fruition and I love it dearly. I love ya, New York.

Democracy to me is letting the other person speak and being dissenting without being disagreeable.

To lose one parent is a tragedy, to lose both is utter carelessness.