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I have the advantage of many perspectives as someone who has lived in different kinds of communities: as a woman, as someone who previously identified as a lesbian, as someone who is a person of color. I've had a lot of life, so that informs what I do.

I had never had a deep sense of belonging anywhere. I always felt I was an outsider.

Chirlane McCray

I would consider running for office. But not for mayor.

Chirlane McCray

Symbols are important. It depends on how they're used.

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 that way. You really do.

Chirlane McCray

You can be chased home or hit or called names or spit on, and it's over. You have the memory of it, but it's very different from the emotional and psychological experience of feeling invisible, of not learning the confidence to stand up in class and speak.

Chirlane McCray

It took a long time for me to get into 'I'm taking care of kids,' and what that means.

Chirlane McCray

Finding the right person can be so hard that often, when a person finally finds someone she or he is comfortable with, she or he just makes it work.

Chirlane McCray

I have the advantage of many perspectives as someone who has lived in different kinds of communities: as a woman, as someone who previously identified as a lesbian, as someone who is a person of color. I've had a lot of life, so that informs what I do.

Chirlane McCray

It's tough to be a mother. At any age. It's tough. It's a lot of work.

Chirlane McCray

I'm a woman and a person of color; I know what it's like out there in the workplace.

Chirlane McCray

Government is not just about maintaining the status quo. It's about helping people's lives to work.

Chirlane McCray

I'd like to be out in the city every day, listening to what people are saying and asking about what they need. I'd like to inspire others by doing as much as I can to help people who are trying to make a better life for themselves and others.

Chirlane McCray

Domestic violence is much more prevalent than people realize.

Chirlane McCray

Violence against women is a huge issue. A good feminist should be working on that - making the world a safer place for girls and women, wherever they live.

Chirlane McCray

'Bad mother' is probably the worst thing you can say to any woman who has children.

Chirlane McCray

A very tiny percentage of people with mental illness are also violent. We know this. The constant linking of the two together in national media is so misleading.

Chirlane McCray

When you become first lady, it's like, 'O.K., now what do you do?'

Chirlane McCray