--- title: "Best Eric Adams Sayings" description: "Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer who was the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/eric-adams-5703_blindness_left-unchecked-diabetes-can-have-a-devas_2968853.jpg" --- # Eric Adams **100** quotes in **376** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer who was the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025. ## About Eric Adams He is a member of the Democratic Party and spent more than twenty years serving in the New York City Transit Police before joining the New York City Police Department. ## Quotes by Eric Adams · Page 3 > [Left unchecked, diabetes can have a devastating impact on your body and can lead to blindness, heart disorder, kidney failure, limb amputation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/left-unchecked-diabetes-can-have-a-devastating-impact-on-your-body/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Blindness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blindness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/eric-adams-5703_blindness_left-unchecked-diabetes-can-have-a-devas_2968853.jpg) > [As an 18-year-old, I learned a valuable lesson when I attempted to cut costs and pumped leaded gas into my first car…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/as-an-18-year-old-i-learned-a-valuable-lesson-when-i-attempted-to-cut/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/eric-adams-5703_car_as-an-18-year-old-i-learned-a-valuable-l_2057788.jpg) > [As a founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, I would often police the streets in a bulletproof vest one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/as-a-founder-of-100-blacks-in-law-enforcement-who-care-i-would-often/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/eric-adams-5703_bad_as-a-founder-of-100-blacks-in-law-enforc_381369.jpg) > [Police officers must follow the rules to be able to question if there's reasonable suspicion that someone is carrying that firearm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/police-officers-must-follow-the-rules-to-be-able-to-question-if-there/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/eric-adams-5703_carrying_police-officers-must-follow-the-rules-to_2161827.jpg) > [The real repercussions of a permanent criminal record - some lose their jobs, their housing, even their families - can go far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/the-real-repercussions-of-a-permanent-criminal-record-some-lose-their/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/957/eric-adams-5703_beyond_the-real-repercussions-of-a-permanent-cr_673732.jpg) > [Because of my struggles and my work, I have the unique ability to be a bridge between the NYPD and our communities,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/because-of-my-struggles-and-my-work-i-have-the-unique-ability-to-be-a/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Accountability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accountability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/eric-adams-5703_accountability_because-of-my-struggles-and-my-work-i-ha_954585.jpg) > [As a frequent rider of the subway myself, I cannot count the number of times I have had to personally intercede in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/as-a-frequent-rider-of-the-subway-myself-i-cannot-count-the-number-of/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/eric-adams-5703_cannot_as-a-frequent-rider-of-the-subway-myself_1047004.jpg) > [Men ignore symptoms all the time. I think we're hardwired just to suck it up. After being an athlete as a child,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/men-ignore-symptoms-all-the-time-i-think-we-re-hardwired-just-to-suck/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/eric-adams-5703_children_men-ignore-symptoms-all-the-time-i-think_1082654.jpg) > [We have equated a cancer diagnosis to 'death,' but we look at diabetes as 'something that you get when you get older.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/we-have-equated-a-cancer-diagnosis-to-death-but-we-look-at-diabetes/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Cancer diagnosis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cancer-diagnosis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/eric-adams-5703_cancer-diagnosis_we-have-equated-a-cancer-diagnosis-to-de_860324.jpg) > [There were a number of reasons I decided to join the New York City Police Department back in 1984. I felt a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/there-were-a-number-of-reasons-i-decided-to-join-the-new-york-city/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [City](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/city/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/eric-adams-5703_city_there-were-a-number-of-reasons-i-decided_1529720.jpg) > [This is not a socialist country; let's be clear on that. This is a country that believes: give people the opportunities and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/this-is-not-a-socialist-country-let-s-be-clear-on-that-this-is-a/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/eric-adams-5703_believe_this-is-not-a-socialist-country-let-s-be_183703.jpg) > [Young people have always established themselves in an anti-establishment way - I don't care if it's wearing long hair, wearing bell bottoms,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/young-people-have-always-established-themselves-in-an-anti/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/eric-adams-5703_don-t-care_young-people-have-always-established-the_255989.jpg) > [We police in America in communities of color and economically challenging community, we police based on the behavior of the numerical minority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/we-police-in-america-in-communities-of-color-and-economically/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/eric-adams-5703_america_we-police-in-america-in-communities-of-c_1698932.jpg) > [Crime takes root when household budgets are unable to address the conditions that can lead to despair and violence, and government services…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/crime-takes-root-when-household-budgets-are-unable-to-address-the/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a92/eric-adams-5703_crime_crime-takes-root-when-household-budgets_994246.jpg) > [When we feed people, we should only feed them healthy food. They go to the government because they don't have any other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/when-we-feed-people-we-should-only-feed-them-healthy-food-they-go-to/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Betrayal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betrayal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/eric-adams-5703_betrayal_when-we-feed-people-we-should-only-feed_1852896.jpg) > [I am thankful that Brooklyn, a community of more than 2.6 million people of which nearly half speak a language other than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/i-am-thankful-that-brooklyn-a-community-of-more-than-2-6-million/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [American dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-dream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/eric-adams-5703_american-dream_i-am-thankful-that-brooklyn-a-community_959009.jpg) > [New York City in particular is the economic engine of not just our state, but arguably the nation. If that engine stalls,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/new-york-city-in-particular-is-the-economic-engine-of-not-just-our/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [City](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/city/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b16/eric-adams-5703_city_new-york-city-in-particular-is-the-econo_2580083.jpg) > [As we change our systems of voting, there will always be an adjustment period and any adjustments require robust educational campaigns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/as-we-change-our-systems-of-voting-there-will-always-be-an-adjustment/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/eric-adams-5703_always_as-we-change-our-systems-of-voting-there_1707432.jpg) > [During the debates for mayor, I was continually pressed on my position on the policing procedure known as 'stop and frisk' -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/during-the-debates-for-mayor-i-was-continually-pressed-on-my-position/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [Human](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/eric-adams-5703_human_during-the-debates-for-mayor-i-was-conti_1205842.jpg) > [Police have two rights that even the president does not have, the right to take liberty and to take life. Those are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/police-have-two-rights-that-even-the-president-does-not-have-the/) [Eric Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/336/eric-adams-5703_america_police-have-two-rights-that-even-the-pre_2156687.jpg) ## Eric Adams by topic [Food (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food/eric-adams/) [Police (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/police/eric-adams/) [City (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/city/eric-adams/) [People (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/eric-adams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-adams/#itemlist", "name": "Eric Adams Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Left unchecked, diabetes can have a devastating impact on your body and can lead to blindness, heart disorder, kidney failure, limb amputation, as well as the possibility of lifelong dialysis.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Adams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-adams/left-unchecked-diabetes-can-have-a-devastating-impact-on-your-body/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/eric-adams-5703_blindness_left-unchecked-diabetes-can-have-a-devas_2968853.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/eric-adams-5703_blindness_left-unchecked-diabetes-can-have-a-devas_2968853.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/eric-adams-5703_blindness_left-unchecked-diabetes-can-have-a-devas_2968853.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Left unchecked, diabetes can have a devastating impact on your body and can lead to blindness, heart…” — Eric Adams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As an 18-year-old, I learned a valuable lesson when I attempted to cut costs and pumped leaded gas into my first car - a car that required unleaded gas only. 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