Agenda Quote by Martin O'Malley

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

There's probably never been a more important time for mayors in America than there is right now in this country, because the people who…

— Marty Walsh

You know, the key issue is that city issues are not to be put in a box and say well, that's what the mayor…

— Naheed Nenshi

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

— Michael Nutter

I'd rather we were rebuilding Philadelphia, as opposed to Kabul...There are American cities with serious infrastructure problems and we're not addressing them.

— Mick Cornett

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

[Political actions] has to happen on the local and state level; we have to convince our cities to join the growing number of more…

— Bill McKibben

“The policy of our nation is made in cities, controlled largely by urban voters who aren’t well informed about the changes on the face…

— Barbara Kingsolver

Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.

— Cate Blanchett

The notion of a defense that will protect American cities is one that will not be achieved, but it is that goal that supplies…

— James R. Schlesinger

I know some in the media think conservatives don't care about the cities, but they're wrong. We believe that every American in every community…

— Jeb Bush

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