Mayors Quotes · Page 2

Fred is officially the mayor of Portland now.

— Lauren Oliver

I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11.

— Anonymous

Hands that picked cotton can now pick the mayor.

— Charles Evers

Mayors, city council members, and legislators come and go, but neighborhoods don't go anywhere.

— Rashida Tlaib

I wouldn't vote for Ken Livingstone if he were running for mayor of Toytown.

— Arthur Scargill

When I became mayor, the city was in tough financial straits.

— Ken Boshcoff

For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.

— Christine Quinn

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

— Patrick Ness

I’m happily married. I’ve got more than enough to eat at home.

— Rob Ford

Mayors do not have that authority to pick and choose what laws they're going to enforce.

— Lou Barletta

If Hillary Clinton can be president, then one girl can be mayor.

— Amy Klobuchar

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

— Chris Matthews

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

— Sal Albanese

You see as mayors and local officials our jobs are designed so we have more in common with our constituents than Washington…

— Eric Garcetti

Rudolph Giuliani will be the first Secretary of State whose last public office was mayor, the most thoroughly domestic public office that…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

I call for the need of world leaders to address climate change and reduce the increasing risk of disasters- and world leaders…

— Ban Ki-moon

On played the Mayor's daughters in Horton Hears a Who: I had never done animation, so I thought it would be cool…

— Selena Gomez

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

— Kwame Kilpatrick

Wherever there are rock n rollers, well play. Thats what weve been doing for more than 30 years - rock n roll.…

— Ronnie Hawkins

I mean, we must act with intelligence. We must work on this framework, so that immigration becomes an asset to both nations.…

— Vicente Fox

We've got characters in the UK like Boris Johnson, who's kind of like a proto Trump in many ways even down to…

— Charlie Brooker

I've run for office, and I've stood on street corners, while people walked by me and didn't want to talk to me,…

— Matt Gonzalez

I have worked closely with many of our county commissioners, mayors, local transportation officials, and others to determine project needs in the…

— Bob Ney

Without infringing on the liberty we so much boast, might we not ask our professional Mayor to call upon the smokers, have…

— Harriot Kezia Hunt

In high school, I was on the youth advisory council for the Mayor's Office of Los Angeles, and that was kind of…

— Rashida Jones

As Mayor, I have a responsibility to ensure city government is making life better for all Angelenos, especially those whose past hard…

— Eric Garcetti

Creating a city for successful aging involves incorporating age friendly values into everything we do - every plan, every project, every design.…

— Kirk Caldwell

I've been mayor so I believe there is something else for me. I don't know what that is yet, but I definitely…

— Kwame Kilpatrick

And I know I’ve lost. Everything is lost. Everything is over. “As the newly appointed President of this fair planet of ours,”…

— Patrick Ness

Two-thirds of the Iranian people would like to be reconciled with the West. They don't like the fanaticism of the governing religious…

— William J. Clinton

New York is a glamorous city, constituted mostly of nobodies. They crave the lights, and if they tell you differently, they're lying.…

— Charlie LeDuff

I really do believe that mayors have the political position to really change people's lives.

— Eduardo Paes

The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.

— Thomas Menino

I’ve even written a role for Dolly Parton to play the town mayor!

— Heidi Montag

I can't be the Mayor of L.A. I hate the Dodgers. I'm a Yankee fan. Yankee fans can't ever root for the…

— Rudy Giuliani

Mayors, I think, tend to be more no-nonsense, and you look for economic opportunities for your communities.

— Lois Frankel

Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline.

— Jane Byrne

Craig Robinson is basically the mayor of wherever he goes.

— Gillian Jacobs

At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.

— Bill de Blasio

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

— Sarah Palin