...the mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their safe haven.

The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.

I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them.

The pure culture is the foundation for all research on infectious disease.

Embrace change. Envision what could be, challenge the status quo, and drive creative destruction.

I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.

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.

If they don't want to pay for it, they can stop drinking it.

Strive for excellence in few things, rather than good performance in many.

A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value.

You aren't just the age you are. You are all the ages you ever have been!

I meditated on my childhood, vague and distant before high school, where Laura still flickered only on the edge of things.

Killing people is easier than it should be.” Dad put on his beret. “Staying alive is harder.

I'd have to say no, people don't change, but they can learn to behave differently.

You can't get to no better days Unless you make it through the night

The public pays and feels it is entitled to participate in the personal affairs of a performer.

I'm not here to say what [Clintons] did wrong. I mean, there's going to be plenty of post-mortem review of what should have gone differently.

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset.

I think in an ideal world, one would be able to do everything, however, we don't live in an ideal world.

It is only great souls that know how much glory there is in being good.

How come I end up where I started How come I end up where I belong... You used to be alright What happened?