My mother would organize huge parties for my elementary school classmates. To prepare, she would go back to the bakery in her old neighborhood of Inwood and get special shamrock cookies. Hawaiian Punch was served and we had shamrock napkins.… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
The library of my elementary school had this great biography section, and I read all of these paperback biographies until they were dog-eared. The story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Madame Curie and Martin Luther King and George Washington Carver and… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
I'm going to do whatever I have to do to help a New Yorker, whether it's a girl on the street or a tenant… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
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… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger. — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes. — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
Bike lanes are clearly controversial. And one of the problems with bike lanes - and I'm generally a supporter of bike lanes - but… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
I couldn't describe how little interest I have in men. Or I could - but I don't think that it would be appropriate. — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
I understand that not everyone agrees with my perspective on Ray Kelly. But what you gotta look at here is somebody like Bill de… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
I want to be a better Chris Quinn. I don't want to be a different Chris Quinn. — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
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… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
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… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
I come as one package deal. An Irish lesbian who wakes up every day and goes to work. And I don't spend a lot… — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
