The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us. Joe Lhota Read Quote
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. Joe Lhota Read Quote
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. Joe Lhota Read Quote
I would leave school every day and walk to my grandparents’ house under the El because everyone worked. I was 6 and walking home alone from school. It was a different city and a different time. Joe Lhota Read Quote
I have Czech, I have Russian, I have English, I have Italian. Uh, what am I missing? A little bit of Irish. The Russian is Jewish. So I’m your classic American mutt. Joe Lhota Read Quote
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. Joe Lhota Read Quote
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. Joe Lhota Read Quote
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. Joe Lhota Read Quote
There were 23 or 24 separate tax cuts during the Giuliani administration. I’d love to be able to equal that. Joe Lhota Read Quote
