People used to feel oddly empowered to tell me all the reasons I couldn't win. Because I was a woman. Because I was a lesbian. Because I was from the West Side of Manhattan.
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… - Christine Quinn
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…
- Christine Quinn
I'm not about talking and finger-pointing and complaining; I'm about getting things done. - Christine Quinn
I'm not about talking and finger-pointing and complaining; I'm about getting things done.
I'm an aggressive woman who gets things done, and that's the way it is, and I've never been embarrassed about the fact that I am pushy. - Christine Quinn
I'm an aggressive woman who gets things done, and that's the way it is, and I've never been embarrassed about the fact that I am pushy.
Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person. - Christine Quinn
Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person.
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. - Christine Quinn
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.
I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight. - Christine Quinn
I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.
I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes. - Christine Quinn
I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes.
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. - Christine Quinn
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 just not gonna let up until I know I've done absolutely everything I can for New Yorkers. - Christine Quinn
I'm just not gonna let up until I know I've done absolutely everything I can for New Yorkers.
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