“I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor ...” — Bill de Blasio Quote

“I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.”

“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 a lot of the best ideas come from the grassroots; I'm someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like groupthink.”

“Building is just skilled labor, I suppose. It's a lot of work. I don't mind other people building them, but the way things go together and are made is interesting to me; I like that a lot.”

“Writers are naturally obsessed with books, the tangible artifacts of their labor. Even beyond the text, I love the physicality of books, the possibilities presented by their substance and form.”

“When I saw Paul Scofield do 'Love's Labor's Lost at Stratford,' that's when I saw the potential of the level of truth that could go on up there on a stage. I said, 'This is what I want to do.'”