We are New Yorkers. Proud citizens of the greatest city on earth. Thinking big isn't new to us. It is the very foundation of who we are.

I have a bold plan to break from the Bloomberg years, and end the 'Tale of Two Cities' by providing real opportunity to all New Yorkers, no matter where they live.

If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.

At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.

Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government.

I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.

I believe there's an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.

There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.

While this has been a private part of my family's life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.

I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.

We do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. We do it to create more success stories.

The ideas are louder when there are fewer of them.

The needs are too great, and there are too few of us. We have a duty, a responsibility to help others. It’s not all about fun. It’s not always easy.

even after every emotional accident, the show must go on.

I was a good student, but I didn't like school.

When Hillary Clinton tried to act holier than thou, it really doesn't work. It really doesn't.

Dubstep has been big in the UK for years. I'm fine with hearing a dubstep drop in any song.

Change the conversation of the world by dwelling on what's gone right.

Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.

You know, the more grown-up you are, the more you like Proust.

Dying doesn't cause suffering. Resistance to dying does.