Famous quotes
Quotes by famous people, credited to who said them. Your own quotes must not match any of these. More are added all the time. 1,158,269 quotes Who coined it · How we decide
EnglishItalianoPolskiעבריתFrançaisPortuguêsفارسیEspañol中文РусскийDeutschالعربيةहिन्दी日本語ΕλληνικάLatina
Rudy Giuliani
33 quotes
“It's about time law enforcement got as organized as organized crime.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in TIME Magazine, October 15, 1984.
“We look upon authority too often and focus over and over again, for thirty or forty or fifty years, as if there is something wrong with authority. We see only the oppressive side of authority. Maybe it comes out of our history and our background. What we don't see is that freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech at a forum on crime in the cities, as quoted in The New York Times (March 20, 1994)
“I think the president has to be treated like everyone else. 'Cause I think under the criminal law everybody should be treated the same. I know there are people who would say that the president should be treated stricter. We used to have an era in which the president was treated much more leniently. But I think the right answer is: the president should be treated the same; as far as the criminal law is concerned the president is a citizen.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: when interviewed by Charlie Rose, July 1998 video of the entire interview
“Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1996 statement to Jack Newfield, as quoted by Newfield in the New York Post (8 June 1999)
“I’m pro-choice. I’m pro-gay rights.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted on CNN's Inside Politics (2 December 1999)
“No, I have not supported that, and I don’t see my position on that changing.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked if he supported a ban on partial-birth abortion, as quoted on CNN's Inside Politics (2 December 1999)
“The number of casualties will be more than any of us can bear ultimately. And I don't think we want to speculate on the number of casualties. The effort now has to be to save as many people as possible.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked to estimate the number of casualties terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, at a news conference (11 September 2001); this is often misquoted as "More than we can bear.
“The attacks of September 11 were intended to break our spirit, instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the principles of political, economic and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dedication for the exhibit "After September 11 : Images from Ground Zero." (31 December 2001)
“I don’t need Michael Moore to tell me about September 11.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Press conference (29 July 2004), as quoted in "Searching for Spin" in The Nation" (29 July 2004)
“Leaders must be optimists. Their vision was beyond the present and set on a future of real peace and true freedom.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech before the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York. August 30, 2004.
“In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech before the Republican Party convention in New York. August 30, 2004.
“There are many qualities that make a great leader but having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech before the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York. August 30, 2004.
“No matter how you try to blame it on the president, the actual responsibility for it really would be for the troops that were there. Did they search carefully enough?”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In response to the lost explosives in the Al Qa'qaa high explosives controversy, as quoted in NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (29 October 2004)
“When you confront a problem, you begin to solve it.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in RFID Journal, February 28, 2005.
“The idea of trying to cast blame on President Clinton is just wrong for many, many reasons, not the least of which is I don't think he deserves it.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On responsibility for failure to prevent the September 11 attacks (27 September 2006) "Giuliani Defends Clinton on 9/11 Efforts" CBS News (28 September 2006)
“It would be very dangerous to use the military option [against Iran]. It would not be a good thing. But it would be much more dangerous and much worse if they had nuclear weapons.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hannity and Colmes, Fox News, April 4, 2007.
“Iraq may get better; Iraq may get worse. We may be successful in Iraq; we may not be. I don’t know the answer to that. That’s in the hands of other people. But what we do know for sure is the terrorists are going to be at war with us a year, a year and a half from now.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: News conference (12 June 2007); as quoted in "Giuliani Sets Forth a Dozen Priorities for His Presidency" in The New York Times (13 June 2007)
“After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and other terrorist incidents, "The United States government, then President Clinton, did not respond. Bin Laden declared war on us. We didn't hear it.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Giuliani Faults Bill Clinton for Terror Response in 1990s" (26 June 2007)
“I was at ground zero as often, if not more, than most of the workers. I was there working with them. I was there guiding things. I was there bringing people there. But I was exposed to exactly the same things they were exposed to. So in that sense, I'm one of them.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: While campaigning in Cincinnati, as quoted in The New York Times (11 August 2007)
“Aspiring dictators sometimes win elections, and elected leaders sometimes govern badly and threaten their neighbors. … History demonstrates that democracy usually follows good governance, not the reverse.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in ""Giuliani: Too much stress on two-state plan" at Jewish Telegraph Agency (15 August 2007)
“...the sky's the limit for all Americans if we have the right kind of leadership.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Republican Univision Debate, December 9, 2007
“We can determine America's future. After all, that's what an election is all about. So let's decide for optimism, not pessimism; for hope, not despair; for strength, not weakness; for victory, not defeat.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: December 15, 2007.
“Change is not a destination as hope is not a strategy.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Republican National Convention, 2008
“We had no domestic attacks under Bush. We’ve had one under Obama.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: January 8, 2009, on ABC's Good Morning America. .
“I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America. He doesn't love you. And he doesn't love me. He wasn't brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don’t you think a man who has this kind of economic genius is a lot better for the United States than a woman, and the only thing she’s ever produced is a lot of work for the FBI checking out her e-mails.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: October 2, 2016, on ABC's This Week 'This Week' Transcript: Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Bernie Sanders". ABC News. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
“Truth isn't truth.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: August 19, 2018, on NBC's Meet the Press Meet the Press - August 19, 2018. NBC News. 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
“Shut up, moron, shut up, shut up.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: September 25, 2019, on Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle ‘Shut up, moron. Shut up. Shut up’: Trump lawyer Giuliani abuses fellow TV guest live on air as impeachment rocks White House. Fox News. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2019-09-…
“China manufactured the virus and let it out, and they deliberately spread it around the world.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Borat video is a complete fabrication. I was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment. At no time before, during, or after the interview was I ever inappropriate.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Republican Legislature let down America. I’m ashamed of them. They completely misled the President and me.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To all those patriots challenging the fraudulent election ...You are on the right side of the law and history.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: via a Twitter tweet posted when rioters stormed the halls of Congress on January 6, 2021
“Over the next 10 days, we get to see the machines that are crooked, the ballots that are fraudulent. If we're wrong, we will be made fools of, but if we're right a lot of them will go to jail. Let's have trial by combat.”
Rudy Giuliani (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source