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

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

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.

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.

I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy.

The best thing to know is what you don't know.