I was involved in some of the very first meetings that created the maps that showed what would happen if you had a Category 1, 2 or 3 hurricane in New York.

I'm never surprised by the insensitivity of 'The New York Times' editorial board.

I was born a limited-government person. I've always had this streak going through me.

I still am a virulent anti-communist. It is a bad system, an immoral system, and one that takes away the rights of people and the rights of individuals. And everywhere it's gone, it's failed.

My dad was a New York City cop. His father was a New York City fireman. And my mother's dad was a city taxi driver.

Government should steer, not row.

I was the first one in my family to go to college.

I was born here in the city, born in the Bronx. Son of a cop. One grandfather was a taxi driver; the other was a firefighter. New York is in my DNA.

Government is to point you in the right direction, and not to do everything for you.

My favorite is always the book that I'm currently reading.

My earliest memories are of my father explaining to me the American Dream and how he expected me to do better than he did.

Love I must forego. I am not a man with an income.

The power to heal the scars begins with hope.

There is no time for holding back.

You can never make the same mistake twice because the second time you make it, it's not a mistake, it's a choice.

It's all about you, isn't it?

Experimenting with drugs, drinking, doing this just enough to be accepted as one of the crowd, but I hated drugs, and I hated the taste of alcohol!

The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.

You are bound to pick up influences.

The usefullest truths are plainest; and while we keep to them, our differences cannot rise high.

The terrorists want civil war. Al-Qaida is attacking Shiites. The Shiite militias are taking revenge on the Sunnis. And the Sunnis are become more extremist, with some joining al-Qaida.