My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.

You have to think you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you're not.

You can't just have a clean public space - you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw them in.

The outside world doesn't have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.

That's why I'm concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds. Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!

That's our mission: to clean and green New York City - one block at a time.

Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.