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.

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.

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.

I cannot be separated from Rudy Giuliani, but I am also not Rudy Giuliani.

What I have with you, I do not want with anyone else.

It is not those who can inflict the most but those who can endure the most who will conquer.

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

The thing is, I don't do these things for recognition, being a good teammate, being a positive member of the community. I do them because those things make me whole and complete.

The law doth never enforce a man to doe a vaine thing.

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

I like tattoos. I'm gonna be covered. I'm not going to touch my face or under the chin on the neck: it's my least favorite place.

In London, Washington, and Paris, people talk of bonuses or no bonuses. In parts of Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, the struggle is for food or no food.

We wish for a broad-based government with the active participation of women, which will promote freedom and equal rights for women

You have to always look ahead, always be positive. It's your choice, your destiny. You have to enjoy life.