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.

I just think women should support women.

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

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

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 government.

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

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 can't interfere.

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

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!

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

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 lawyer.

More and more, the hardest part of crying is when I can't stop.

I want a busy life a just mind and a timely death.

I don't think I'm ugly, but I never thought I was that special.

The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.

A man once said when the legend gets bigger than the man, you've lost the man and you have an unrealistic picture.

Above any commercial success one might enjoy, one's reputation for honesty is the most important thing

Diversity of opinion within the framework of loyalty to our free society is not only basic to a university but to the entire nation.

Real web designers write code. Always have, always will.

Suffering, once accepted, loses its edge, for the terror of it lessens, and what remains is generally far more manageable than we had imagined.

First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.