John was a very good friend ... a great guy, a patriotic American, ... Our hearts and sympathy and condolences go out to his family.
Bonuses balance my budget in New York City. The bigger the bonuses on Wall Street, the more money I had to spend on poor people. The New York City budget is determined greatly by the bonuses given on Wall Street.
My view of Sarah Palin is she is the most dynamic figure maybe in politics, even more in some ways than President Obama, who is a little more scripted than she is. He is great with the teleprompter.
It is going to be a great celebration. Everybody, obviously, is going to enjoy it,
Great men have big failures.