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The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
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The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
— Ed Koch
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You don’t have to be born in New York City to be a New Yorker. You have to live here for six months. And if at the end of the six months you walk faster, you talk faster, you think faster, you’re a New Yorker.
Last reviewed 2026-07-06