Quotes from Diana Taylor

I never had to run home and help anybody with their homework.

Opportunities arrive and you think, 'Wow, that seems like a really good idea.' You take risks. If they don't work out, you move on.

There is no silver bullet for poverty alleviation.

I'm often being singled out because of who my significant other is. That's nice when his approval rating is 70 percent, not so nice when it's not.

There are ways to abuse the microfinance system, just like there are ways to abuse the mortgage system. The solution is not to ban mortgages.

One thing that you find out later in life is that you have a lot more power than you think you do.

We have to fundamentally change the way people are elected to political office in this country, as well as the types of people that are going into political office. It's dysfunctional because people on each side are only talking to themselves - they're not talking to each other and that is a function of how they get elected.

Central Park is the most amazing gift. It's incredible. You find new spots, new people, new friends for the dogs.

I've always been the staff person.

One of the great things about The New York Women's Foundation is we raise money and give it in grants to small community-based organizations focused on helping women help themselves - around domestic violence, economic security, education, and sexual rights.

Growing up, I imagined I would come to New York, get married, move to the suburbs and have kids. It just didn't happen that way.

I think one of the problem that most women have is that they're not really good at advocating for themselves. They're great at advocating for other people.

I am totally pro-non-partisan elections.

It's absolutely astounding how enterprising people are.

If I were to run for something, it would be something in New York, on the executive side.