At times, you need to be forceful to get things that are stuck unstuck.

I'm not about talking and finger-pointing and complaining; I'm about getting things done.

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.

It would be thrilling, obviously, to be able to have a woman and an openly LGBT person as the mayor of New York City.

I'm an aggressive woman who gets things done, and that's the way it is, and I've never been embarrassed about the fact that I am pushy.

At the end of the day, somebody someday is going to say something about you. At least you can look back and say you lived the way you wanted to.

I just want people to know you can get through stuff. I hope people can see that in what my life has been and where it is going.

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.

The best thing to know is what you don't know.

We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.

I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.

And she's got brains enough for two, which is the exact quantity the girl who marries you will need.

The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.

Generosity is a mark of bravery, so all Sioux boys were taught to be generous.

Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope.

I'll do almost anything for cake - even trample little children!

A good speaker does not stutter.

In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.

Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.

Hostility to art is also hostility to the new, to the unforeseen.

It's a really fun hobby to set imagery to music, and finding the right songs for that. Your favorite song in the world might not work at all... for one reason or another.