--- title: "6 Mayors Quotes By Sadiq Khan" description: "6 Mayors quotes by Sadiq Khan. Plus more from Sadiq Khan and more Mayors sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/sadiq-khan-3603_cycles_we-need-to-make-it-safe-to-cycle-across_460032.jpg" --- > [We need to make it safe to cycle across London. Why not pedestrianise parts of London like Oxford Street and Parliament Square?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/we-need-to-make-it-safe-to-cycle-across-london-why-not-pedestrianise/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/sadiq-khan-3603_cycles_we-need-to-make-it-safe-to-cycle-across_460032.jpg) > [I would use the power of procurement, I would say if you want to do business with the mayor of London, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/i-would-use-the-power-of-procurement-i-would-say-if-you-want-to-do/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/sadiq-khan-3603_ifs_i-would-use-the-power-of-procurement-i-w_830252.jpg) > [There is one school of thought that says Mayors should cut ribbons, be funny and be a buffoon. The other school of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/there-is-one-school-of-thought-that-says-mayors-should-cut-ribbons-be/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55c/sadiq-khan-3603_buffoons_there-is-one-school-of-thought-that-says_1040263.jpg) > [London had always been different. There is the old saying that Britain is ten years behind America, and the country as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/london-had-always-been-different-there-is-the-old-saying-that-britain/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/sadiq-khan-3603_america_london-had-always-been-different-there-i_2418920.jpg) > [I am the only candidate for mayor of London with the experience of being a transport minister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/i-am-the-only-candidate-for-mayor-of-london-with-the-experience-of/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/711/sadiq-khan-3603_candidate_i-am-the-only-candidate-for-mayor-of-lon_2557473.jpg) > [The 19th century was the century of empires, the 20th was the century of nation states, and the 21st is the century…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/the-19th-century-was-the-century-of-empires-the-20th-was-the-century/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/sadiq-khan-3603_19th-century_the-19th-century-was-the-century-of-empi_2976952.jpg) ## Other authors on Mayors - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-ed-koch-31285.jpg) Ed Koch 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mayors/ed-koch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rudy-giuliani-81660.jpg) Rudy Giuliani 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mayors/rudy-giuliani/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-garcetti-33481.jpg) Eric Garcetti 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mayors/eric-garcetti/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-letterman-27689.jpg) David Letterman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mayors/david-letterman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-bloomberg-66949.jpg) Michael Bloomberg 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mayors/michael-bloomberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lawrence-odonnell-59106.jpg) Lawrence O'Donnell 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mayors/lawrence-o-donnell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kwame-kilpatrick-58081.jpg) Kwame Kilpatrick 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mayors/kwame-kilpatrick/) ## More by Sadiq Khan > [I never understood how much running changes your life. I'm now obsessed. When not trying to beat my personal best, I'm talking to other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/i-never-understood-how-much-running-changes-your-life-i-m-now/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [I used to do stand-up, actually. I had a ten-minute routine I did for a thing called 'Stand Up for Labour' where we'd go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/i-used-to-do-stand-up-actually-i-had-a-ten-minute-routine-i-did-for-a/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [Vibrant political parties are vital to the health of our democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/vibrant-political-parties-are-vital-to-the-health-of-our-democracy/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [When Pakistan beat England at cricket, my Pakistani cousins remind me how English and British I am. When they say, 'You're one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/when-pakistan-beat-england-at-cricket-my-pakistani-cousins-remind-me/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [Londoners, Mancunians, and Brits across the country will never, ever be cowed by terrorism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/londoners-mancunians-and-brits-across-the-country-will-never-ever-be/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [Victims of crime and the wider community deserve a grown-up debate on our criminal justice system and how we can make it work -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/victims-of-crime-and-the-wider-community-deserve-a-grown-up-debate-on/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [I see this rise in rough sleeping and homelessness - in one of the wealthiest cities in the world - as a growing source…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/i-see-this-rise-in-rough-sleeping-and-homelessness-in-one-of-the/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [My experience in relation to taking on the preachers of hate was saying to them it's compatible being British, being Western, being Muslim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/my-experience-in-relation-to-taking-on-the-preachers-of-hate-was/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [The U.K. has some of the best protections in law for religious groups in the world. They aren't perfect, but they provide a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/the-u-k-has-some-of-the-best-protections-in-law-for-religious-groups/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [Muslims, like most other voters, don't just want 'one of their own,' they want someone who best represents their values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/muslims-like-most-other-voters-don-t-just-want-one-of-their-own-they/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [London has always been open to trade, people, ideas. We have to keep that. I want to compete not just with New York, Paris,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/london-has-always-been-open-to-trade-people-ideas-we-have-to-keep/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [London is a great city full of amazing people from all backgrounds and when Londoners face adversity, we always pull together. We stand up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/london-is-a-great-city-full-of-amazing-people-from-all-backgrounds/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [Victims want to know that the true perpetrators of their crime are convicted - legal aid helps achieve this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/victims-want-to-know-that-the-true-perpetrators-of-their-crime-are/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [Voting, for me, has always been a family affair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/voting-for-me-has-always-been-a-family-affair/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) > [Immigrant communities have been genuinely accepted in London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadiq-khan/immigrant-communities-have-been-genuinely-accepted-in-london/) [Sadiq Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadiq-khan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mayors/sadiq-khan/#itemlist", "name": "6 Mayors Quotes By Sadiq Khan", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We need to make it safe to cycle across London. 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