It's hard for me to write about anything personal because I get way too personal..

I never worked on anything so hard in my life [like my book 'Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos'], including the Bar exam. The only other thing ….

There's no question that I have always wanted to be mayor. I know I am strategically not supposed to be saying that, but I don't care..

We need to consider that only a small amount of the public vote for the mayor of a city. It's because they are disgusted and don't trust the governme….

I would suggest that people do need to trust someone, to think they care about you. I believe that in my heart..

My original book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] was 1,700 pages. The first editor brought it down to 700; there was a lot that didn't make….

I cannot sell my soul in order to participate with Nancy Pelosi or Carole Migden or any of them. I can't do it..

My success has been based on the issues. It's easy to fight for mental health or needle exchange or small businesses or whatever, because the machine….

[After her 18-day disappearance in 1974:] I love my husband very, very much, but he didn't ask me when he ran for mayor and he didn't consult me abou….

In the Senate race I went for some candidate endorsement meetings and three people there asked me: Do you go to a therapist? Because they could not b….

The last thing I would ever do though is actively work against another woman..

I just think women should support women..

My progressive ideals are screaming in [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] book; what I believe. There is no muddying-up because of debate. You….

When I think about political races, and certain consultants, the word that comes to mind is dirty. Dirty, dirty, DIRTY!.

I am a visible person. I'm visible and I'm controversial. I don't mind if you crave the limelight - but make it work for you!.

I really, really, loved being an elected official. But I also love what I'm doing now. I thrive when I can fight for people and I'm doing it now as a….

People have always thought I was "on" something. After a while I began to think they knew something I didn't know! But I don't know, I just love livi….

I think the book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] has meaning for any large city with urban problems. There are political machines in a lot ….