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

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.

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 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.

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.

Most people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn.

God gives wisdom to who dare ask for it.

The attitude and identity that we want to play with doesn't change.

America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit.

Since life is an ever evolving process, one should flow in this process and discover how to actualize and expand oneself.

Dance is holy, sexual, and it's a way of being very powerful and a little dangerous without being violent.

Who then is sane? He who is not a fool.

Especially learn how to see.

I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.

That's the easiest 69 I ever made.