Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jerry very much wanted to have somebody who was sitting around his table advising us on the day-to-day stuff. We had no ethics person for the whole city staff, right down to the grass roots.

Tahmoh Penikett

L.A.'s a great city in a lot of ways. There's a lot of great weather here. I know some good people.

Pat Riley

I think every team has a prodigal son, probably. What he's given to the city as much as what he's given to the team, the fans, has been extraordinary.

I think everyone's excited about seeing those projects completed. I think our city is going to be better off,

I think even more disturbing was that the president of the company described North Adams as a 'shrinking, depressing city with no future,'

Joe Horn

I saw people on the streets, on the bridges, and I didn't want to leave that way. I didn't want to come to a new city and know we left New Orleans like that. To go back, to have us back there again, is phenomenal.

I see a lack of hope on too many faces, ... As the city grows, we need not forget those who are disadvantaged.

LeBron James

I said when I was drafted (in 2003) that I would try to light this city up like Vegas. I said that from Day 1.

Luke Bracey

I remember my first night in L.A. I was sitting outside, looking out at the city and thinking, 'I don't know anyone.' I just approached it as a big adventure. I still think of it that way.

Our guys played their hearts out in the third period. I think Traverse City had a little nerves early, but it was their home opener. I'm sure Scotty (Gardiner) expected that.

Our intention is to provoke debate at the City Council level and to give some direction to public safety commission and city staff on how to resolve these issues that we've identified.

Our interim city manager not only is the right person for the job, he is the only person for the job. It concerns me that the gains made by this city could be jeopardized. The projects themselves, as well, would be affected.

Bill Johnson

Our city has done a good job of slowing down some of those developers,

My wife and I went to a Kansas City dinner theater on our honeymoon and I've been doing them ever since.

My vision is the long vision, long-term vision for Raleigh, just like the people who laid this city out, just like the people who laid out the Research Triangle Park. Big vision.

My memory has been tarnished by what happened at Salt Lake City but that was four years ago,

Living in the city is essential for us.

Christine Quinn

Let me say that I am incredibly proud that in the most diverse city in the world, diversity is seen as a strength, and not an impediment.

Mardi Gras is a very good time for the city to invite visitors to come and see that New Orleans is open and ready to receive tourists. We were determined to be a part of that invitation and to help deliver the fun and excitement that people expect when they arrive.

Masks have a tortured history in the United States, creating fear and fear of physical violence on the part of one group of our city on another,

Living in a city where I do - somebody shoves you all the time, so I'm kind of used to it. After a while, I'm smiling and it's like wow, I'm back at home again.

Lincoln City is going to be a key community for us. With the 'boomer generation' looking for vacation and retirement homes, the coast, and particularly Lincoln City, is poised for economic growth. The trick for all of us who live here will be to manage that growth so that we don't spoil the unique elements of coastal living that are important to all of us.

I will work with the mayor and city council to see if we can come up with a phase-in, so it won't be a tremendous hit, ... Murfreesboro City Schools is an outstanding school system, and we want to keep it up to the level it is now.

I won't be surprised if the New York fans treat the Saints the same way we were treated in Kansas City - before the game. But once the game gets started I think the New York crowd will go back to being a New York crowd.

I wish the city would just back off. You let it sit for 30 years. The people on the south side want their neighborhood back.

I was there not as anything that has to do with the city, City Hall, the campaign, ... I was there as I'm always there: to help my community in whichever way I can.

I was very pleased with the way we played to end the second quarter. Our three-quarter court press was giving Johnston City fits.

It is in them that the spirit of our city lives on,

Law enforcement officers, city members, politicians, everyone is supposed to set an example. If they don't set an example, what is everyone gonna see?

I was worried the city I grew up in was going to be gone,

I was with the first dental team that was in the city morgue. It's a large team effort.

I will be working on the logistics of this with City Hall officials with a view to establishing it and holding meetings on either a monthly or quarterly basis,

Jorge Cantu

I went to Mexico City about four times this summer, trying to get the networks to televise the games where the Mexicans are playing.