Christine Quinn quotes

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. (Christine Quinn)
The library of my elementary school had this great biography section, and I read all of these paperback biographies until they were dog-eared. The story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Madame Curie and Martin Luther King and George Washington Carver and on and on and on. View quote
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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. View quote
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Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger. View quote
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We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect. View quote
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It would be thrilling, obviously, to be able to have a woman and an openly LGBT person as the mayor of New York City. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. View quote
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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. View quote
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Don't keep your own schedule - that will eat too much of your time keeping your own schedule. And when you are tired, stop. Because if you are too tired, you become not productive, and you are wasting time. (Christine Quinn)
I understand that not everyone agrees with my perspective on Ray Kelly. But what you gotta look at here is somebody like Bill de Blasio talking out of both sides of his mouth and trying to have it both ways on a really critical issue like stop-and-frisk. View quote
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My mother would organize huge parties for my elementary school classmates. To prepare, she would go back to the bakery in her old neighborhood of Inwood and get special shamrock cookies. Hawaiian Punch was served and we had shamrock napkins. It was a lot of fun. View quote
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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. View quote
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All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government. View quote
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Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person. View quote
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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. View quote
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Chick-fil-A is not welcome in New York City as long as the company's president continues to uphold and promote his discriminatory views. View quote
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I want to be a better Chris Quinn. I don't want to be a different Chris Quinn. View quote
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At times, you need to be forceful to get things that are stuck unstuck. View quote
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I'm not about talking and finger-pointing and complaining. I'm about getting things done. (Christine Quinn)
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. View quote
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For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy. View quote
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