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'm not about talking and finger-pointing and complaining; I'm about getting things done.

If you don't like me, life goes on, you know what I mean? But I hope you do like me. Because I think that in addition to being pushy, I'm nice.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.

I look up to say something but he puts his finger to my lips and whispers, “Don’t talk. You’ll just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.

Whatever you lay your hands on, self-esteem is visible.

Choices are easy when you have nothing to lose.

I go snowboarding and scuba diving to get to places of power where I can more correctly perceive the still center of my own mind. I also find that extreme athletics helps to clarify your mind.

I wish from my soul that the legislature of this State could see the policy of a gradual Abolition of Slavery.

I also hope that I am occasionally involved in projects that touch other people in ways that make their lives a little better, more interesting for the moment, that makes them think.

In baseball, you're always moving people around.

Tis as manlike to bear extremities as godlike to forgive.

Normally, as long as I'm telling him what to do, he wins in a fight.

I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business. The day you die.