Joe Lhota Quotes & Sayings

“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 am extremely respectful of the Jewish community. You know, I am Christian. I think of Jews as my older brothers. I mean, there wouldn't be Christianity without the Jewish religion. There is a direct connection between the two of them.”

“I've been marching in every single ethnic nationality parade all throughout the City of New York. We're all Americans first and foremost, but people understand their heritage and it's good to see.”

“In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry Goldwater over Lyndon Johnson because at the time I thought his approach to limited government was right on.”

“My best quality is that I talk to everyone. My worst quality is that I talk to everyone.”

“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 know Rudy Giuliani. I like Rudy Giuliani. I worked with him during his administration. But we're completely different people.”

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

“The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us.”

“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.”