Big Quote by Eric Garcetti

“Take responsibility for the city”

— Sunday Adelaja

The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.

— John Hickenlooper

The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries.…

— Laura Miller

There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream. When a city accepts as a mandate its quality of…

— Jaime Lerner

The first fundamental of successful city life: People must take a modicum of responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to…

— Jane Jacobs

When you want to take over a city, you have to destroy the illusion of safety it provides. You have to hit the large…

— Ilona Andrews

If you are running a city you must focus on day-to-day problems.

— Ken Livingstone

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

— Pete Buttigieg

You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator.

— Dick Murphy

Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.

— Jane Jacobs

Once you've been a mayor, you look to try to get things done.

— Lois Frankel

Holding true to what you believe - even in a big city - is so important.

— Gretchen Carlson