Mayor Quote by Michael Nutter Download Open image “I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo.” — Michael Nutter ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Mayor Mayors Quo Run Running Status Status quo
I didn't run for mayor because everything was going great in Baltimore in 1999. — Martin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the time. — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
There's no question that I have always wanted to be mayor. I know I am strategically not supposed to be saying that, but I… — Angela Alioto Copy Share Image
For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you. — Christine Quinn Copy Share Image
I want to be mayor, but I don’t need to be mayor. I’m not a career politician. — Dick Murphy Copy Share Image
My job as Mayor is not just to govern for the year or the moment, but to mark the way forward, and build for… — Marty Walsh Copy Share Image
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People have sort of been swirling around me, going, 'Oh, you should run for mayor.' Well I didn't really want that job. 'Well, you… — Drew Pinsky Copy Share Image
In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what's… — Richard M. Daley Copy Share Image
For those of us in the political business, generally, it's been pretty much an unwritten but understood rule that family and children are out… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
Everyone felt comfortable with these guys and what their vision was, and when they said they want to keep the staff intact, that was… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
Mayors could never get away with the kind of nonsense that goes on in Washington. In our world, you either picked up the trash… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
If you want to act like a butthead, your butt is going to get locked up. — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
Somehow, someway, for some people there's an automatic assumption that a mayor who is African-American or some other elected official has to support another… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
Philly is a place where people love change as long as things stay the same for them. — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
If you walk into somebody's office with your hair uncombed and a pick in the back, and your shoes untied, and your pants half… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
I'm honored to serve as mayor of my hometown where our founders started America with three simple words: 'We, the people.' And when they… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
We need sensible gun safety measures. The federal government could do something about this; they could show up. — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
What the mayors care about is, 'How can I get money to invest in the infrastructure in my city? How do we put people… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
I could easily say that, for quite a long time before I became mayor, I had obeyed all laws. — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
Most people have trouble pronouncing my name, so they just call me 'Mayor Pete.' — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
I have 15 years of executive experience as a big-city mayor and as a governor. — Martin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Well, I've worked with Republican presidents, obviously, and Democratic presidents since I've had the privilege to remain as mayor. — Kevin Faulconer Copy Share Image
What dragged me down was not being mayor - it was insecurity, the need to be accepted by everyone, the pleasure syndrome. That's what… — Marion Barry Copy Share Image
I certainly didn't see the mayor's withdrawal coming. I was looking for a highly contested mayoral campaign. — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
I strongly believe being mayor is the public post in which you have the greatest opportunity to change peoples' lives for the better. People… — Eduardo Paes Copy Share Image
Your Mayor must seek new ways to bring jobs and industry to our community. — Alan Autry Copy Share Image
“My hero is the mayor in Jaws . He's a fantastic guy, and he keeps the beaches open, if you remember, even after it's… — Boris Johnson Copy Share Image
I don't know many better training grounds than being mayor of San Francisco - those were pretty intense years in terms of reporting and… — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
I love Mayor Pete. I've always liked Joe Biden. I like Elizabeth Warren. — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image