People have said I can come off a little trial-lawyerish. I tell people I never actually became a lawyer, but I play one at City Hall.
From Christine Quinn
I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy.
I've already begun to put pilot programs in place that give CUNY grads opportunities to get good tech jobs. We should expand on that so that New Yorkers are getting those jobs, because those jobs are probably one of the biggest 21st Century pathways into the middle class.
I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes.
People used to feel oddly empowered to tell me all the reasons I couldn't win. Because I was a woman. Because I was a lesbian. Because I was from the West Side of Manhattan.
Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person.
When I end up yelling, it's not really deliberate. It's usually out of some moment of passion or frustration or real desire to get unstuck.
My mother would organize huge parties for my elementary school classmates. To prepare, she would go back to the bakery in her old neighborhood of Inwood and get special shamrock cookies. Hawaiian Punch was served and we had shamrock napkins. It was a lot of fun.
I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.
If you don't like me, life goes on, you know what I mean? But I hope you do like me. Because I think that in addition to being pushy, I'm nice.
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