We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.

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

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

I have always said I've had a big personality, and I've always said I'm a pushy broad, and I've always said I want 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.