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 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.

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.

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

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

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.

Curiosity can only be called "fear of the unknown" only when you are in your comfort zone.

That’s another argument for writing: making something that outlasts you.

I was asked once why I write poetry. I said, why do you breath?

I want someone who can keep me on my toes, has a good sense of humor and a good heart.

He'd said the sun could burn me. It certainly looked angry enough, all orange and glowing mad.

Economists say the inability to delay gratification is a primary predictor of economic failure in life.

Never quit. Never give up. Fly it to the end.

I have to trust that if a story is strong, it can find its readership, and good editors can steer me well.

Our character is determined by what we do if every restraint were removed.