I am a visible person. I'm visible and I'm controversial. I don't mind if you crave the limelight - but make it work for you!

My progressive ideals are screaming in [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] book; what I believe. There is no muddying-up because of debate. You know exactly where I stand, because I put it down in the written word.

It's hard for me to write about anything personal because I get way too personal.

I am a visible person. I'm visible and I'm controversial. I don't mind if you crave the limelight - but make it work for you!

When I think about political races, and certain consultants, the word that comes to mind is dirty. Dirty, dirty, DIRTY!

I cannot sell my soul in order to participate with Nancy Pelosi or Carole Migden or any of them. I can't do it.

There's no question that I have always wanted to be mayor. I know I am strategically not supposed to be saying that, but I don't care.