Lhota Joseph Quotes & Sayings

A traveller, lost on a desert plain, feels that the recognition of one star, the Pole star, is of itself a great acquisition. — Maria Mitchell

New York is in my DNA. — Joseph J. Lhota

I'm never surprised by the insensitivity of 'The New York Times' editorial board. — Joseph J. Lhota

Despite my so-so-experience with the iPhone, I do love its touchscreen technology, a feature I miss with my standard-issue BlackBerry. — Kara Swisher

I have voted for a Republican for president ever since I was voting and since I was 18 years old. — Joseph J. Lhota

I cannot be separated from Rudy Giuliani, but I am also not Rudy Giuliani. — Joseph J. Lhota

If there is a soul, what is it, and where did it come from, and where does it go? Can anyone who is guided by his reason possibly imagine a soul independent of a body, or the place of its residence, or the character of it, or anything concerning it? If man is justified in any belief or disbelief on any subject, he is warranted in the disbelief in a soul. Not one scrap of evidence exists to prove any such impossible thing. — Clarence Darrow

Smellin' the beefaloes and leanpigs turnin' on their spits, holding a cold cheer-beer in my hand, watchin' the stars poppin' out one by one like random pixels on God's antique
monochrome display, listenin' to the joyful chatter of my fellow gips, contemplatin' the easy job ahead of me, I was as near to heaven asI have ever been on this mostly sad ol' earth. — Paul Di Filippo

I know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don't like showing their passports. It's becoming a scary place. It takes someone very brave not to be quiet, someone who doesn't mind death threats, their life being turned upside down, news cameras outside their door. There is no freedom of speech in America anymore. They are not living up to the constitution. There's so much fear in America and control. — Gillian Anderson

Mayors of New York have been elected not because of their party label, but because of their philosophy and their approach overall, and that has been since time immemoriam in New York, that people are not party-oriented in New York. — Joseph J. Lhota

I grew up in Yorkshire, and once or twice a year, we'd travel over the Pennines to see my cousins in Cheshire. — Anthony Browne

I have gone to Albany constantly in my capacity as budget director, because I don't think the way the transit authority works with the City of New York is very appropriate. — Joseph J. Lhota

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail. — Marva Collins

My best quality is that I talk to everyone. My worst quality is that I talk to everyone. — Joseph J. Lhota

Race cars, no matter what size or shape they are, they do the same things. It is not complicated. — Tony Stewart

Margaret Thatcher was a 20th century visionary who understood the power of individual freedom versus the tyranny of government collectivism. She was a loyal supporter and friend of the United States and her terms as prime minister were marked as the beginning of the resurgence of the economy of the United Kingdom. — Joseph J. Lhota

What you burnt, broke, and tore is still in my hands. I am the keeper of fragile things and I have kept of you what is indissoluble. — Anais Nin

I don't think the Port Authority does a good enough job in anything that they do, quite honestly, but clearly in the area of security. Those cops get paid more than N.Y.P.D. cops, and quite honestly - I know I'm going to get into trouble for saying this - they're nothing more than mall cops. — Joseph J. Lhota

I was involved in some of the very first meetings that created the maps that showed what would happen if you had a Category 1, 2 or 3 hurricane in New York. — Joseph J. Lhota

The bracelet says 'Fear Nothing.' It was given to me by my friends, and it was made for me and my friends during the period of time that I was going through chemotherapy. And I still wear it, because it's a great reminder of friendship and how my buddies and others came together in my time of need. — Joseph J. Lhota

That still would hardly reduce all other religions to mere falsehood. More to the point, no one really acquainted with the metaphysical and spiritual claims of the major theistic faiths can fail to notice that on a host of fundamental philosophical issues, and especially on the issue of how divine transcendence should be understood, the areas of accord are quite vast. — David Bentley Hart

There is no reason for anybody to have an assault weapon. — Joseph J. Lhota

The mayor of New York is the chief executive of the city. It is a complex organization and it requires the requisite skills to understand how to be the leader of the people and manage the government of N.Y. — Joseph J. Lhota

What I learned from 9/11 that is really important, first and foremost, you have to motivate all the workers and understand that they've left their families to help clean up a pretty awful situation. Every time you have an emergency management situation, it's all about teamwork. — Joseph J. Lhota

Everybody knows I return all of my phone calls. I pick up my cell phone myself, much to the chagrin of my staff. — Joseph J. Lhota

I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11. — Joseph J. Lhota

I do fear God, but I will also tell you that when a doctor diagnoses you and the word 'cancer' comes out of his mouth, at that point, it changes your life and you do fear less and it also has allowed me to be a lot more open as a person. It's changed me. — Joseph J. Lhota

The thing that separates the American Christian from every other person on earth is the fact that he would rather die on his feet, than to live on his knees. — George Washington

People should be respected for the strength of their convictions, and I also believe in freedom of expression. — Joseph J. Lhota

Scientists do stand on the shoulders of giants, just as do writers. Conversely, in the arts we do make discoveries. We do refine our tools. So I am arguing with, or at least playing with, the idea that art never improves. — Ian McEwan

The 'Libertarian' thing was a mistake on my part for saying it, but I am. — Joseph J. Lhota

This idea of tying me to Giuliani is quite unique. I know Rudy Giuliani. I like Rudy Giuliani. I worked with him during his administration. But we're completely different people. — Joseph J. Lhota

I studied dance at a high school arts magnet program before moving on to Miami's New World School of the Arts, and from there, I went on to study at The Juilliard School. — Robert Battle

With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper. — Thorstein Veblen