Joe Lhota Quotations

It's been 35 years since I left school. Almost nine of them were in government; all the rest were in the private sector. And I've proven over time to be a great leader.

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.

Government should steer, not row.

I was the first one in my family to go to college.

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.

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.

There is no reason for anybody to have an assault weapon.

New York is in my DNA.

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

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