"What in the world would we do without our libraries?"

“Cultural relevance can be a cruel mistress.”

“The color of somebody's skin or the way he wears his hair or clothes has nothing to do with anything.”

“It's amazing what you can do in this game with a heart and a brain”

“What am I responsible for? Who am I responsible to? Everybody? How come when Archie Bunker nailed everybody, it was funny - but when I do it, it's not?”

“If you are willing to take the punishment, you're halfway through the battle. That the issues may be trivial, the battle ugly, is another point.”

“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.”

Source : "Joe Lhota: The Daily News Sitdown". Interview With Celeste Katz, www.nydailynews.com. January 18, 2013.

“He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.”

“What is delayed is not lost.”

Source : Juliette Drouet (2015). “Love-Letters to Victor Hugo: Works Of Hugo”, p.183, 谷月社