Quotes from Bill de Blasio

Our country has a painful history of mistrust between police departments and people of color. The overuse of stop-and-frisk has made those divisions much worse.

There are a lot of different demands on the campaign trail, but what matters most is that you connect with voters and take the time to really hear their concerns.

If you talk to a lot of people in government, they will talk about the pathway to getting something done rather than the thing itself. And I just talk about material outcomes.

There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.

I didn't go to the Bob Marley and the Wailers show twice in my life, and I've regretted it every day since.

We not only need a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy that prevents the most cataclysmic consequences of global warming, we need real dollars and real planning for coastal protection to combat the consequences that are already inevitable.

Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government.

This country has wasted too many years pretending it had the luxury of debating climate change.

I think you can be smart and directed and focused, without being obnoxious, and get plenty done.

We need to show the voters left behind by Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations that our party represents them and that we're beholden only to them. We've got to give them a reason to go to the polls.

I think Bloomberg's broad vision of the environment in New York City is something I agree with. I broadly stand with his vision for how to deal with climate change and prepare for future weather events.

I have a bold plan to break from the Bloomberg years, and end the 'Tale of Two Cities' by providing real opportunity to all New Yorkers, no matter where they live.

I know the ugly history of corporate welfare, and that's not New York City's future.

When a party loses a national election to someone such as President Trump, it's time to rethink everything.

While this has been a private part of my family's life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.

I want to ensure that the Democratic Party moves in a more progressive direction, substantively and message-wise. And goes out and reaches people all over this country.

I was always very detail-oriented, and in the time I spent in different roles - the elected official, the campaign manager - I had a tendency to want to push the creation of the product and really work on the critical path that would get to product.

Preparing for climate change has to be a national priority backed by tens of billions in federal investment. Lives are on the line.

I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.

Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.

I, thank God, don't engage in punditry anymore. That part of my life is behind me.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

Rent-stabilized tenants face harassment. They face illegal evictions. They're confronted with ceaseless 'buy-out' offers that promise a quick buck if they give up their homes.

The common belief is that you are either a dreamer or a realist. But idealism and pragmatism aren't as far apart as one might think.