Forward Quote by Aja Brown

Mayors are leaders, doers. We get things done, and we are moving America's cities forward.

— Michael Nutter

Cities force growth and make men talkative and entertaining, but they make them artificial. What possesses interest for us is thenatural of each, his…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Only in silence I find myself. Life in the city is so hectic that you lose the right perspective. It's important to know that…

— Rabindranath Tagore

I think as much as the city is changing us, our experience inside the city also changes. I think, a city like Cairo -…

— Tamer El Said

What people haven't quite grasped yet is that the rich are transforming cities all across the world.

— Cleve Jones

Times have been tough, the economy has been tough. But I want to bring forward a fantastic manifesto for taking the city forwards.

— Boris Johnson

We would like to have a great future, so we need to think about the urban philosophy, the urban problems, and the construction of…

— Burhan Sonmez

We as mayors have the opportunity to push the envelope and get people thinking, even when it is not politically popular. Cities hold the…

— Greg Nickels

American cities are kind of difficult contexts to work in. They are politically complex. There are a lot of different interest groups. It takes…

— William J. Mitchell

When mayors get together they probably have better conversations and have better notes to share about running different cities, and just do what suits.…

— M.I.A

Relationships with cities are similar to relationships with people: being away from both can really make you appreciate what you have.

— Mabel

A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city.

— Samuel Johnson