Cities Quote by Richard M. Daley

We have to allow people in the states to make their own decisions, to get government agencies out of the way and let local…

— Pete Sessions

I am quite convinced that we need to increase the resources that go to municipalities if we want the municipalities to do the things…

— Thabo Mbeki

Cities have to realize that whatever the federal government is going to do, its not going to be enough. And cities that proactively take…

— Mick Cornett

What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.

— Calvin Coolidge

As a country, Americans have to find a way to keep our cities solvent. If large numbers of cities no longer have the necessary…

— Sasha Abramsky

Mayors do not have that authority to pick and choose what laws they're going to enforce.

— Lou Barletta

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

We cannot afford to deliberately cripple our cities by transferring public tax dollars to private entities for benefits that are unclear at best.

— Rashida Tlaib

That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city

— Maxine Waters

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

— Jane Jacobs

City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure.

— L. Neil Smith

As a former mayor, I know that local governments must have control over land use decisions.

— Elton Gallegly