Building trust Quote by Tom Suozzi

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

— Lois Frankel

The mayor has got to work closely with a wide variety of people, his city council, state legislature, governor, business community, labor community, president…

— Marc Morial

I just want to do a good job as mayor.

— Kane

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

As a mayor, I've learned that people look to their elected leaders for practical solutions, not partisan ones. They expect results, not political treatises.

— Francis X. Suarez

I never had an interest in being a mayor ’cause that’s a real job. You have to produce. That’s why I was able to…

— Joe Biden

Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically.

— Eric Garcetti

Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the time.

— Eric Garcetti

I want to make a city that can run smoothly with anyone in charge, even without a mayor in place.

— Park Won-soon

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

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

As mayor, you have to make a decision quickly and it affects people instantly, almost.

— Marty Walsh