“So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare.”

“We must never give a free hand to those who want to subjugate us, draw this line so that New York will never become New Mecca.”

“I came to New York and in only hours, New York did what it does to people: awakened the possibilities. Hope breaks out.”

“Bailing out people who made ill-advised mortgages makes no more sense that bailing out people who lost their life savings in Las Vegas casinos.”

“(Roberto) Clemente could field the ball in New York and throw out a guy in Pennsylvania.”

“(To someone at New York University) If you consistently take an antagonistic approach, however, people are going to start thinking you're from New York.”

“I am so surprised by New York City. I thought New York must be ugly and unpleasant, you know, I saw all those movies about New York….But New York is beautiful and the people here are really nice.”

“The art and culture that is New York, communications, finance, all these things help make up New York. The rest of the country should be happy that we are what we are.”

“Those who are successful give credit to their mistakes and give them a polished new name, experience.”

“It is often said that New York is a city for only the very rich and the very poor. It is less often said that New York is also, at least for those of us who came there from somewhere else, a city for only the very young.”