Ed Koch Quotes
When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me.
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As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
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When you actually fall in love, no one sees that other person the way that you do.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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I'm competing with myself first, as my aim is to improve my performance in every film.
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Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
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If you believe these polls, you're making a mistake.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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I listen to music to when I'm feeling a certain way or to make myself feel a certain way. So why not make my own music inspired by true emotions?
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From regular, relative skydiving, I went on to freeflying. Freeflying is more the three-dimensional skydiving.
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I can laugh and cry at the drop of a freakin' hat - all at the same time.
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Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.
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Remember, young men, that purity precedes power. The Lord said, 'But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it' (D&C 112:28). Missionaries discover this very early in their missions and make every effort to be worthy so they can serve with power.
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The guest to me was always paramount.
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Most people don't remember the guy from 'The Real World.' They know the guy who is a professional, a father, and a friend that gives great advice.
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I knew from the time I was 6 or 7 that music was something I had to do. Growing up, my parents did everything they knew how to do to support me. My dad was always kinda my roadie; he drove me from gig to gig. But I got my own gigs. I was this 12-year-old kid, shuffling business cards, calling people, telling them I wanted to play.
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When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%. In '85, I got 78%. No mayor has ever gotten that high a vote. So it was not an issue. Except for people who were very hostile to me. They thought they would injure me.
