I was Mayor of New York during a great Yankees dynasty. I got to preside over the city during four Yankees championships.

With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long enough reign.

America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States.

The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified.

My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it.'

Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one.

It's about time law enforcement got as organized as organized crime.

When you confront a problem you begin to solve it.

We had no domestic attacks under Bush.

Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.

I love the smell of rain and growing things.

There are things that you might forget, but you might not clearly forget. Time is the only coin you have to buy the things you want to remember, and to pay for the things you want to leave behind.

One of the biggest changes in our society is the shift from prevention to reaction...

I don't sit down to write a funny story. Every single thing I sit down to write is meant to be sad.

No society lies nearer to the cyclonic path of the forces of world change than the United States, and few societies are more intellectually aware of the nature of the issues that have to be faced

One measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

The principal role of the mutual fund is to serve its investors.

I need a release from whatever I'm writing.

None of us can choose where we shall love.

Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.