American - Politician | July 25, 1966 -
I'm not about talking and finger-pointing and complaining. I'm about getting things done.
Christine Quinn
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I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy.
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I've already begun to put pilot programs in place that give CUNY grads opportunities to get good tech jobs. We should expand on that so that New Yorkers are getting those jobs, because those jobs are probably one of the biggest 21st Century pathways into the middle class.
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I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes.
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Don't keep your own schedule - that will eat too much of your time keeping your own schedule. And when you are tired, stop. Because if you are too tired, you become not productive, and you are wasting time.
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I'm in a position where, if you have the ability, you should use it well. To get things done.
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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.
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Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person.
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I couldn't be more proud of my work as a progressive.
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For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.
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I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.
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There's not a lot of conversation going on in my world about softening my image. I'm pretty much who I am.
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