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title: "1 Took Piano Quotes By Chirlane McCray"
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> [I was a lifeguard, camp counselor, the president of the YMCA Leaders Corps. I also took piano lessons. I was a dancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/i-was-a-lifeguard-camp-counselor-the-president-of-the-ymca-leaders/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/chirlane-mccray-17237_also_i-was-a-lifeguard-camp-counselor-the-pre_796905.jpg)

## More by Chirlane McCray

> [My life was very compartmentalized. I went to a school that was all white, and then I went home and to my black family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/my-life-was-very-compartmentalized-i-went-to-a-school-that-was-all/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [Symbols are important. It depends on how they're used.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/symbols-are-important-it-depends-on-how-they-re-used/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [Telling my story has not been easy for me. I've had to dredge up memories I would have rather forgotten. The lonely, anxiety-ridden months…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/telling-my-story-has-not-been-easy-for-me-i-ve-had-to-dredge-up/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [I had never had a deep sense of belonging anywhere. I always felt I was an outsider.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/i-had-never-had-a-deep-sense-of-belonging-anywhere-i-always-felt-i/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [When you become first lady, it's like, 'O.K., now what do you do?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/when-you-become-first-lady-it-s-like-o-k-now-what-do-you-do/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [I was a lifeguard, camp counselor, the president of the YMCA Leaders Corps. I also took piano lessons. I was a dancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/i-was-a-lifeguard-camp-counselor-the-president-of-the-ymca-leaders/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [We have to think about the state of women in a more holistic way going forward. We can't be segregated by class and race…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/we-have-to-think-about-the-state-of-women-in-a-more-holistic-way/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [In the 1970s, I identified as a lesbian and wrote about it. In 1991, I met the love of my life, married him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/in-the-1970s-i-identified-as-a-lesbian-and-wrote-about-it-in-1991-i/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [It's tough to be a mother. At any age. It's tough. It's a lot of work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/it-s-tough-to-be-a-mother-at-any-age-it-s-tough-it-s-a-lot-of-work/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [Black women do not have as many positive images in the media as we should.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/black-women-do-not-have-as-many-positive-images-in-the-media-as-we/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [If you ask the right questions, you learn a lot about people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/if-you-ask-the-right-questions-you-learn-a-lot-about-people/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [I like to go to the subway and hear what people are thinking and feeling and what their concerns are. You learn so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/i-like-to-go-to-the-subway-and-hear-what-people-are-thinking-and/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [I wish I had more time to read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/i-wish-i-had-more-time-to-read/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [Some people are just quiet - they don't need to be talking all the time and aren't extroverted, but they're not necessarily afraid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/some-people-are-just-quiet-they-don-t-need-to-be-talking-all-the-time/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

> [I think that all women should consider running for office. What's happening now is just horrifying. With the people we have - with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chirlane-mccray/i-think-that-all-women-should-consider-running-for-office-what-s/)

[Chirlane McCray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chirlane-mccray/)

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