Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person.

I'm in a position where, if you have the ability, you should use it well. To get things done.

At times, you need to be forceful to get things that are stuck unstuck.

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

I couldn't be more proud of my work as a progressive.

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.

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.