There are two rules in politics. They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
Campaigns are these moments of suspended animation where people usually learn how to be friends afterward. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm — real grassroots enthusiasm — trumps money, trumps endorsements, trumps everything. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the time. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I don't think you can lead a nation if you don't have a definition of the nation. We have to define, as… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
The problem with the Democratic Party is, we're like, 'If we just get another presidential candidate in there, everything will be OK.'… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those politicians, to my probably discredit, who thinks very far ahead. It has to feel right to me… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
The idea of red-washing or blue-washing an entire county because a few more people vote one way or the other does a… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I've worked closely with presidents, especially with President Obama, and I realized that what good leaders do at the national level is… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
I think it's really important to talk education, to talk infrastructure, to talk good jobs and the future of work. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
I have a piano in my office, and sometimes during meetings, I'll sit down and goof on the keyboard a little bit. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
I don't spend much time on the computer at all, so I do most of my email on my phone if I do any… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
On my mom's side, the Jewish side of the family, I come from a family of musicians who are pianists, so I've always loved… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
I don't think you can lead a nation if you don't have a definition of the nation. We have to define, as Democrats, what… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
I'm a typical mutt American. I have an Italian last name. Half-Mexican, half-Jewish. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
Campaigns are these moments of suspended animation where people usually learn how to be friends afterward. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
The idea of red-washing or blue-washing an entire county because a few more people vote one way or the other does a disservice to… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
I'm not one of those politicians, to my probably discredit, who thinks very far ahead. It has to feel right to me and not… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
Most people will be primarily getting into autonomous vehicles if we look 20, 30 years out. If we mandate that autonomous vehicles have to… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
The problem with the Democratic Party is, we're like, 'If we just get another presidential candidate in there, everything will be OK.' We should… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
When President Trump got out of the Paris climate accords, we got 412 cities to say we will do it instead, because we're on… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
On things like the minimum wage, where cities as well as states are increasingly looking at income disparity, mayors will have, I think, a… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share
