In the private sector, you have a budget and you stick to it.
— Rob Ford
I've never been to a Pride parade.
When you're overweight like I've been my whole life, you've been made fun of. And, uh, it's not good growing up.
A million people a day go to work in this city and they drive themselves. I don't see why I'm any different.
Number one, I don't understand a transgender. I don't understand. Is it a guy dressed up like a girl, or a girl dressed up like a guy?
I hate rules. I hate government intervention. Just live and let live, man.
I'm a big hockey fan.
My record speaks for itself.
I know I've saved the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
I'd like to get rid of those streetcars, maybe phase them out. I'm not sure how we're going to do it but I'd like to slowly but surely get rid of those streetcars and maybe replace them with buses.
I'm in the gym for two hours every day.
I'm gonna watch the taxpayers' money like I was elected to do.
I support traditional marriage. I always have.
My staff are pretty protective, it drives me nuts. I like to just do my own thing, that's pretty well it.
I think alcohol is the worst drug of all. It makes you do things that you would never do or say things that you wouldn't.
I've never been a fan of Chris Spence.
I'm a right-wing fiscal conservative and a social liberal.
I can't support bike lanes.
I, Mayor Ford... encourage the people of Toronto to send a strong message to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirited and transsexual community, like all the communities, are welcomed, safe and valued in this great city we call Toronto.
We will not rest until being a gang member is a miserable, undesirable life.
I went to university for three years, but I wasn't in Ottawa for three years.
I cannot support taxing the taxpayer.
I have a lot of Italian friends, and they have espressos.
I apologized for my mistakes.
I will never, ever, ever change one thing I did with my policies at city hall.
No one is going to come here if it's a filthy city, if it's not a safe city.
I hate those damn streetcars - they are just a pain in the rear-end. You get behind them and you can't get around them and then you get your cyclists too.
I'm not an alcoholic.
Those Oriental people work like dogs.
I'm not worried about what people do in their private life. I look out for taxpayers' money.
When I go to the gas station or the restaurant, people still come up and say hi.
Rehab is amazing. It reminds me of football camp. Kind of like the Washington Redskins camp I went to as a kid.
You can't be the director of education and plagiarizing.
I would like to see someone walk a mile in my shoes for five minutes.
Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks.
There are many different types of bullying, being called fat and all that stuff, it bothers you. You have to deal with it.
Oh my god, I never want to hurt a bike. That's the last thing I want to do, precious little bikes.
People want subways, folks... subways, subways. They don't want these damn streetcars blocking up our city!
I can't stand golfing, I'm not a golfer. Can't do five hours of chasing a ball around a field.
I love football. It's cool.
I'm only human. I can't change the past.
In my private life, it was a disaster. In my public life, it was fantastic.
We are saving taxpayers' money, I believe I am doing a very good job at mayor.
Okay, I've admitted to drinking too much. Okay, so I'm dealing with it.
I drive by Baskin Robbins, and - I don't know, it's like - it's pretty hard. Or Dairy Queen. I go nuts. I just gotta keep going.
It's the happiest time in my life when my family's all together.
I've had people ask me to do their shopping for them.
I'm friendly to everyone I meet and people are friendly to me.
My commitment to living clean is now unwavering.
There's more poor people in this country than there are rich, and I stick up for the poor people.