I certainly was surprised to be named Poet Laureate of this far-out city on the left side of the world, and I… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
My mom didn't run for mayor until she was 65 years old - it was like a second and third career… The… — Sylvia Mathews Burwell Copy Share Image
A New York City judge struck down a proposed law to ban sodas larger than 16 ounces. I think Mayor Bloomberg should… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
When Rudy Giuliani became mayor of New York in 1993, his belief in the 'Broken Windows' theory led him to implement the… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
Since nobody upstages Rudolph Giuliani, his will be a Broadway-class show, perhaps his final bravura performance before November 2000, when he hopes… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
A litterateur is not a confectioner, not a dealer in cosmetics, not an entertainer. . . . He is just like an… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Others may doubt us. They may criticize us. They may try to deny us what is rightfully ours. But they will fail.… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Even when black youth gangs target white strangers on the streets and spew out racial hatred as they batter them and rob… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
I had a feeling once about Mathematics - that I saw it all. Depth beyond depth was revealed to me - the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There was an exhibition in Munich in 1937, 'Degenerate Art,' which included work by Klee, Kandinsky, Beckmann and many others. The work… — Hans Haacke Copy Share Image
We have worked very hard to accommodate the requests from the Mayor and the Council that changed the terms of the agreement… — Bob DuPuy Copy Share Image
When I was first elected I got 50% of the vote in '77 in the general election. In '81 I got 75%.… — Ed Koch Copy Share Image
It's important for us to vote in mid-term off year elections in the times where state legislators and mayors offices are being… — Aldis Hodge Copy Share Image
I think the good part of the crisis is that finally, everybody is going to have to come to the table. That… — Warren Hellman Copy Share Image
Anthony Weiner deserves to be supported and hopefully he will be mayor of New York one day. I'm serious. He is a… — Janeane Garofalo Copy Share Image
Madrid is enjoyed most from the ground, exploring your way through its narrow streets that always lead to some intriguing park, market,… — Emilio Estevez Copy Share Image
As mayor of Milwaukee, I've had many developers come and many businesses come and have asked for financial assistance from the city,… — Tom Barrett Copy Share Image
A city suffering from chronic poverty, out-of-control crime, a $76 million budget deficit and a 15 percent unemployment rate (nearly 50 percent… — Michelle Malkin Copy Share Image
You also had in Detroit that summer, an early variation of Ferguson. A black prostitute was shot in the back by police.… — David Maraniss Copy Share Image
When you're a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have… — Jean Chretien Copy Share Image
Our supportfor assault weapons ban is very broad...I think we've got all the police, we have all the mayors virtually - the… — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
She watched him stop to pat the mayor on the back. He stumbled a little in the crowd, and his left hand… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
While I was the mayor of Bogotá, I received occasional death threats. Therefore, I had to use a bullet-proof vest. I made… — Antanas Mockus Copy Share Image
When I was covering baseball the Reds had a first baseman, Sean Casey. His nickname was "The Mayor" because he knew and… — Jeff Pearlman Copy Share Image
Mayor De Blasio's appointment of Bill Bratton as police commissioner is the height of hypocrisy. Asking Bratton to stop racial profiling and… — Charles Barron Copy Share Image
When mayors get together they probably have better conversations and have better notes to share about running different cities, and just do… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has been positioning himself to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Hillary once developed a… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
A sombrero fell out of the sky and landed on the main street of town in front of the mayor, his cousin,… — Richard Brautigan Copy Share Image
Five hundred murders is a lot of murders. It's hard to believe, 500 is like supposed to be good?But we went from… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Two successive commissioners in London police were fired by the mayor that came into office. That doesn't mean the police in London… — P. Chidambaram Copy Share Image
When I ran for mayor of New York City, the first time, some people voted eight and ten times. And second time… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
Business leaders, labor unions, governors, mayors, congressmen and presidents have all complained about a lack of funding for years, but aside from… — Steve Kroft Copy Share Image
I would have handled it differently than the mayor of Baltimore, that's for sure. I think it's a mistake to say, hey,… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
What the mayors care about is, 'How can I get money to invest in the infrastructure in my city? How do we… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
Most of the time when I receive a script, it says something like 'Rosenberg is the fat, slovenly Mayor, who doesn't want… — Fred Melamed Copy Share Image
I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of Mayors, and to community leaders,… — Richard M. Daley Copy Share Image
It does not appear, nor is there any reason to believe that [ Jeff Sessions] will put policing reform front and center… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
After 9/11, I went to work with Republican mayor, governor and president to rebuild New York and to get health care for… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Mayors could never get away with the kind of nonsense that goes on in Washington. In our world, you either picked up… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image