Christine Quinn Quotes
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I think 'having it all' is a phrase I don't particularly like. You need to have what you want. 'All' seems to me to be an imposed list, an imposed definition by society of what 'all' is supposed to be.
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You don't have to have all the answers all the time. But the best thing to know is what you don't know.
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We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.
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I have a tendency toward being a micromanager.
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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.
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I hope there is nothing about me that people have a big problem with. You know, I like to think of myself as lovable.
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I'm tough, and you know what? New Yorkers deserve that. They work head, they fight it out, they slug it out. And they deserve a mayor or a speaker who's going to do the same.
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Consensus doesn't happen by magic... You have to drive to it.
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I couldn't describe how little interest I have in men. Or I could - but I don't think that it would be appropriate.
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I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes.
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I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.
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Bike lanes - I put that now in the category of things you shouldn't discuss at dinner parties, right? It used to be money and politics and religion. Now, in New York, you should add bike lanes.
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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.
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Sometimes I yell, sometimes I raise my voice. I am trying to do it less, because it's not always attractive. It's not always the right thing to do.