I have always said I've had a big personality, and I've always said I'm a pushy broad, and I've always said I want to get things done.

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 this point in my life, I'm not going to spend a lot of time focusing on dissatisfaction with who I am, and I'm not going to spend a lot of time tempering my personality. Whatever job I have next, I'm going to be somebody who wants to get things done.

Am I pushy? Yep. Do I like taking 'no' for an answer when 'no' means New Yorkers aren't going to get something they need? No. Do I push back and crack some eggs? Absolutely.

At times, you need to be forceful to get things that are stuck unstuck.

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.