Mayors Quotes · Page 4

I think it's weird that people think someone who's not a politician could be the mayor of Chicago.

— Eric Zorn

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

— Howard Roberts

As long as I am mayor of this city the great industries are secure.

— Frank Hague

So the mayor of New Orleans would have used his own buses had the people had been white?

— Sean Hannity

The much heaves and palpitates. It is multidirectional and has a mayor.

— Donald Barthelme

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

— Elton Gallegly

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

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

— Sarah Palin

He has certainly earned a reputation as a fantastic mayor, because the results speak for themselves. I mean, New York's a safer…

— George W. Bush

I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting…

— Marion Barry

The mayor of Sochi is now saying that there are no gay people in Sochi. So the only thing that is flaming…

— David Letterman

Amazing, Yetta thought. Back home I couldn't have chosen my own husband. And here I'm thinking about choosing presidents, governors, mayors, laws..

— Anonymous

They've got this crazy actor who's 82 years old up there in a suit. I was a mayor, and they're probably thinking…

— Clint Eastwood

Actually, as president of the Conference of Mayors, we passed the Simpson-Bowles plan as a template, as a template, as a frame…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

I only have disdain for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He raised taxes and has increased regulations. What else is new?…

— Mark Skousen

There's no secret about my ambition, I do not want to go into the House of Commons. My only real political interest…

— Trevor Phillips

I think there's pressure on every mayor who's trying to do the right thing by their people, and that's the pressure of…

— Chokwe Lumumba

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

I will say that walking down the street, getting on the subway, taking the elevator, if there's one or two people and…

— Michael Bloomberg

Republican Scott Brown lost his bid for Senate in New Hampshire last night, two years after he was voted out as Senator…

— Jimmy Fallon

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

Mike Stanton is our preeminent aficionado and raconteur of Rhode Island’s flamboyantly criminal political follies, and The Prince of Providence is the…

— Philip Gourevitch

I wasn't predicted to be anything. I just followed an inner spirit, and it put me in the right place and the…

— Andrew Young

I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo.

— Michael Nutter

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

— Robert Burton

Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically.

— Eric Garcetti

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

— Mike Duke

Beaverbrook is so pleased to be in the government that he is like the town tart who finally married the Mayor.

— Beverley Baxter

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

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

— Ed Koch

I want to be Prime Minister, but I will stand for Mayor of London first.

— Mohamed Al-Fayed

The Mayor of Hong Kong, who said Can't work today. Have American flu. Never got a dinner!

— Red Buttons

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

I want to become Kiev's mayor because I love my city very much and want to improve life in it.

— Vitali Klitschko

As mayor, I'm in the frying pan. I'm just sitting here on the griddle now, and I've got to really think, you…

— Anthony A. Williams

The NYPD with the unconditional support of Mayor Michael Bloomberg has stopped-and-frisked more black men than there are black men in New…

— Chris Hayes

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

— Chris Matthews

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