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

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.

Consensus doesn't happen by magic... You have to drive to it.

I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes.

When you stand up there and do a press conference, it's a very preoccupied moment. You're standing in front of cameras; people are watching you; it's not so easy to be at ease.

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.

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