Quote by Ed Koch
I was drafted into the Army when I was 19 and came out at age 22.

I was drafted into the Army when I was 19 and came out at age 22. Most people that I knew didnt think theyd come home alive. I didnt think I would either, so I was happy when I did. – Ed Koch

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Theres a nastiness out there that wants to harm me with words. These are my enemies – the ideologues, the populists, the columnists who dont like the fact that I take them on toe-to-toe. What I try to do is tell the truth. Its not the coin of the realm in politics. – Ed Koch

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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. – Ed Koch

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If you listen to Giuliani, its like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. Im not part of the history. Bloombergs not part of the history. Its like, he did it. Hes the only one. Thats why hes a little crazy. – Ed Koch

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I grew up on a farm in a small town where you do or say one thing and everybody knows about it. You see it happen, theres always the town gossip – Oh did you hear about so and so, or did you hear what went on in this household? So I learned at a very young age just to keep my mouth shut. – Garrett Hedlund

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Pretend to be dumb, thats the only way to reach old age. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order. – Will Durant

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