I wanted to explore the world and explore life. I wanted…

Flint's got so many hardworking, good people who just want a fair shake and it starts with making sure their government is responsive and…

— Gretchen Whitmer

You have to work hard to achieve your goals no matter where you're from, whether you're from Flint or anywhere.

— Mark Ingram II

“If the Good Lord meant men to use percussion caps, he wouldn't have strung flint all over the ground.”

— Taylor Anderson

“Flint's pond! Such is the poverty of our nomenclature. What right had the unclean and stupid farmer, whose farm abutted on this sky water,…

— Henry David Thoreau

I don't want to be one of those guys who makes it somewhere and forgets where they come from. Flint is very important to…

— Kyle Kuzma

I love where I'm from, so every time I meet somebody that's from Flint they always show me so much love, so I'm excited…

— Mark Ingram II

“Flint", said Tanis gravely."I know you'll be terribly disappointed. But you've only got a cold. You're not dying.”

— Mark Anthony

Look, I'm not a water expert. I'm not a scientist. But I've been to Flint. I've seen what's happening. We have a third-world situation…

— Rasheed Wallace

Personality is born out of pain. It is the fire shut up in the flint.

— Anonymous

There's plenty of fire in the coldest flint!

— Rachel Field

Contaminated water is not a problem limited to Flint. Think of New Jersey, where school fountains were found to contain unsafe levels of lead.…

— Erin Brockovich

Flint is a very tough place to live. The environment is definitely a different type of environment than anywhere else in the country, I…

— Kyle Kuzma

I wish I could do more in Flint but they estimated the amount that it would cost to fix Flint and it would be…

— JaVale McGee

“Taking a couple short backup swigs, Flint’s crippling headache started to release its grip, sort of the way he imagined an octopus would release…

— Cole Alpaugh

Flint is not a hopeless city and I mean that.

— Claressa Shields