You can bet - a good chance of Hillary [Clinton], a good chance of [Donald] Trump - but not 100% in either case.

It's no fun to protest on an empty stomach.

I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.

I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge.

If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act.

We cannot continue. Our pension costs and health care costs for our employees are going to bankrupt this city.

I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough!