To get things done, you have to get people together. Christine Quinn peoplething Change image and share on social
You might as well go through life the way you want to. If what you want is to be engaged and forceful, to 'lean in,' well, do that. Christine Quinn engageforcefullean Change image and share on social
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 in a housing development. Christine Quinn developmentgirlhouse Change image and share on social
I'm tough, I'm pushy, I'm really loud. I used to spend a lot of time thinking about it. But we only have so much brain capacity, so if I'm spending part of my brain thinking about how I'm acting, A, I'm not spending all of my brain doing, and B, I'm not actually in that moment. Christine Quinn actbraincapacity share on social
My late mother was very clear to my sister and I that we were to be strong women; that we were to be effective; that we were to be heard. Christine Quinn cleareffectivehear Change image and share on social
I want to be affirmatively proud of what I have made my way through. And to do that, in the same way I had to tell my father and my family and my friends that I was gay, I need to not hide this anymore. Christine Quinn affirmativelyanymorefamily share on social
I understand that not everyone agrees with my perspective on Ray Kelly. But what you gotta look at here is somebody like Bill de Blasio talking out of both sides of his mouth and trying to have it both ways on a really critical issue like stop-and-frisk. Christine Quinn agreebillblasio share on social
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. It was a lot of fun. Christine Quinn backbakeryclassmate share on social
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. Christine Quinn aggressiveembarrassfact Change image and share on social
I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes. Christine Quinn bighardinvolve Change image and share on social
