Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.
From Ed Koch
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.
Twelve years ago, if someone attacked me, I wouldn't let them get away with it. I'd take them on. I now perceive my job to include allowing people to vent their rage.
I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.
I think I have a very good reputation amongst the gay population and among the whole country because I stood up on the issue of gay rights. It is not easy to stand up on that issue when you are single and male in New York City. I did it anyway.
There's enormous energy required to carry grudges - enormous energy! And I'm getting too old to expend my energy that way, cause I think every person has a limited amount of energy. So I have given up all grudges.
You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.
If you agree with me on 9 out of 12 issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.
In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist.
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