More From 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."
- "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."
- "I was not afraid of the press or the militants. It was uncomfortable, but I was not afraid. With respect to the press, I knew I knew more than they knew about city matters. With respect to the militants, I understood it. I mean, everybody believed in those days that they were being screwed, you know, that somebody was getting ahead of them."
More In Courage
- "The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness."― Christopher Morley
- "Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation."― Alan Autry
- "While President Bush likes to project an image of strength and courage, the real truth is that in the presence of his large financial contributors, he is a moral coward."― Al Gore