Pete Buttigieg

The challenge in confronting Trump is that there are certain things that he does that that you have to respond to, just…

— Pete Buttigieg

I think there's an opportunity hopefully for religion to be not so much used as a cudgel but invoked as a way…

— Pete Buttigieg

I think people are just puzzled by why people where I'm from make the political choices sometimes that they do.

— Pete Buttigieg

Presidents going live from the Oval Office have used that platform to inform the American public, and also to do one of…

— Pete Buttigieg

Most people have trouble pronouncing my name, so they just call me 'Mayor Pete.'

— Pete Buttigieg

Greatness will come by looking forward - untethered from the politics of the past and anchored by our shared values - and…

— Pete Buttigieg

As a mayor, my instinct is to really think about how to get something done and not to make the promise unless…

— Pete Buttigieg

You're not free if you can't marry the person you love because a county clerk is imposing his or her interpretation of…

— Pete Buttigieg

That really important freedom in my life, the freedom to marry, came about because of choices that were made by policymakers who…

— Pete Buttigieg

To me, what's really important about the Green New Deal isn't, like, one of the elements of it: it's the concept. It's…

— Pete Buttigieg

I am not skilled enough or energetic enough to craft a persona. I just have to be who I am and hope…

— Pete Buttigieg

Being gay isn't something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it.

— Pete Buttigieg

We need to intentionally invest in health, in home ownership, in entrepreneurship, in access to democracy, in economic empowerment. If we don't…

— Pete Buttigieg

There's a lot to be said for expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit.

— Pete Buttigieg

Safety and security are the most basic job of government. I understand that - both as a mayor who works every day…

— Pete Buttigieg

My understanding of my faith is that - through a Christian framework - part of what we are called to do is…

— Pete Buttigieg

When people are economically or socially dislocated, they are always more vulnerable to being radicalized.

— Pete Buttigieg

Like public surface in general, sewers are unbelievably important. They're so important that we make sure they work basically all of the…

— Pete Buttigieg

There's this romantic idea that's built up around war. But the pragmatic view is there are tons of people of my generation…

— Pete Buttigieg

The force that has come closest across American history to actually ending America was white supremacy. That was the Civil War.

— Pete Buttigieg

So, I've learned - as a young Democrat, I've learned to think cautiously before offering advice to Nancy Pelosi.

— Pete Buttigieg

Physically robust infrastructure is not enough if it fails to foster a healthy community; ultimately, all infrastructure is social.

— Pete Buttigieg

My marriage to Chasten has made me a better man.

— Pete Buttigieg

Being the mayor of your hometown is the best job in America, partly because it's relatively nonpartisan - we focus on results,…

— Pete Buttigieg

I'm not sure anything makes you an outright good person or bad person - that we're all capable of doing good or…

— Pete Buttigieg