Christine Quinn Quotes
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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 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 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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We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.
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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 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 have big emotions, and I care deeply about delivering for New Yorkers, and sometimes that means you got to push things forward - and I think New Yorkers know that.
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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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Consensus doesn't happen by magic... You have to drive to it.
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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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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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At times, you need to be forceful to get things that are stuck unstuck.