3 December 2020 Ed Koch No, I am not a homosexual. If I were a homosexual, I would hope I would have the courage to say so. What’s cruel is that you are forcing me to say I am not a homosexual. This means you are putting homosexuals down. I don’t want to do that.
3 December 2020 Ed Koch Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.
3 December 2020 Ed Koch There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
3 December 2020 Ed Koch Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.
3 December 2020 Ed Koch If you listen to Giuliani, it’s like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I’m not part of the history. Bloomberg’s not part of the history. It’s like, he did it. He’s the only one. That’s why he’s a little crazy.
3 December 2020 Ed Koch I was drafted into the Army when I was 19 and came out at age 22. Most people that I knew didn’t think they’d come home alive. I didn’t think I would either, so I was happy when I did.
