Christine Quinn Quotes
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We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.
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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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I'm going to do whatever I have to do to help a New Yorker, whether it's a girl on the street or a tenant in a housing development.
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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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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.
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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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Consensus doesn't happen by magic... You have to drive to it.
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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 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.