It would be thrilling, obviously, to be able to have a woman and an openly LGBT person as the mayor of New York City.

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.

I hope there is nothing about me that people have a big problem with. You know, I like to think of myself as lovable.

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.

It would be thrilling, obviously, to be able to have a woman and an openly LGBT person as the mayor of New York City.

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.

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.