Mayors Quotes · Page 2

I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time.

— Patrick Ness

I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.

— Ed Koch

TRYING TO BE POPULAR IN HIGH SCHOOL IS LIKE TRYING TO BE MAYOR OF A CITY THAT WON'T EXIST IN FOUR YEARS.

— Jenny Holzer

Mayors are accountable. Local governments are accountable.

— Eric Garcetti

I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.

— Alan Autry

A good musician can do more to change society than 30 average mayors.

— Howard Roberts

I pledge tonight to be Mayor for all of the people of this city - for one Chicago.

— Jane Byrne

If I could only write, I'd write a nasty letter to the mayor, if he could only read.

— Walt Kelly

You have a mayor who hates guns. If it was up to me, we wouldn’t have any handguns in the District of…

— Muriel Bowser

I Kenneth Robert Livingstone, having been elected to the office of mayor of London, declare that I take that office upon myself,…

— Ken Livingstone

My dream in growing up in the city of Detroit was to be Mayor. At the family picnics from the time I…

— Kwame Kilpatrick

Happy Cinco de Mayo. In honor of Cinco de Mayo, mayor Bill de Blasio is filling all New York City potholes with…

— David Letterman

At the end of the day, New Yorkers need a mayor who understands the problems they face, brings a smart plan and…

— Sal Albanese

We need to make it safe to cycle across London. Why not pedestrianise parts of London like Oxford Street and Parliament Square?…

— Sadiq Khan

You notice that he does not ask, Where am I?" says the Mayor's voice, moving out there, somewhere. "His first words are,…

— Patrick Ness

This is a fundamental question, Mr. Mayor [ Rudy Giuliani ]. Is the president of the United States legitimate or not? Do…

— Chris Matthews

When you're drug kingpin - you're a mayor. You are a governor. But of a different society. You get to do what…

— Rick Ross

The man and the movement seemed 'reactionary' in my eyes. My common sense of justice, however, forced me to change this judgment…

— Adolf Hitler

If we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the…

— Harvey Weinstein

One of the most special things about the city of New Orleans is how diverse a people we really are. There's been…

— Mitch Landrieu

Former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, former Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin, talk show Rush Limbaugh claim - " don't you love that,…

— Rush Limbaugh

It's how you make decisions that matters, and that ought to be the question that people ask of any candidate for any…

— Tom Vilsack

What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not…

— Sonny Bono

Farm policy, although it's complex, can be explained. What it can't be is believed. No cheating spouse, no teen with a wrecked…

— P. J. O'Rourke

For instance, I always have one hanging in Budapest in the mayors office.

— Tony Curtis

Mayors of New York are almost automatically national figures.

— Stephen Kinzer

It's interesting: the letters I get from mayors that want Wal-Mart to look and invest in their community.

— Mike Duke

We can make mayors and officers every year, but not scholars.

— Robert Burton

I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'

— Sarah Palin

An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather one where even the rich use public transport.

— Enrique Peñalosa Londoño

As a former mayor, I know that local governments must have control over land use decisions.

— Elton Gallegly

Some people call me the unofficial mayor of Castro Street.

— Harvey Milk

Ive loved this job. It is my intention to stay as the Mayor

— Len Brown

As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive

— Gavin Newsom

I am also a Kentucky Colonel and an Honorary Mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, among other things.

— Jack L. Chalker

You wouldn't believe how the town was named for me. I was met by the whole population, headed by the mayor.

— Lillie Langtry

An Icelandic mayor goes on an anti-elf rant which gets him in trouble.

— Peter Sagal

I think I did everything possible known to any mayor in the country as it relates to saving lives.

— Ray Nagin

If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you're going to have a musical comedy administration.

— Robert Moses

Mayors typically don't do the things we're trying to do... Revolutionaries aren't typically Mayor.

— Chokwe Lumumba