Charlie Baker Quotes

The key to truly rebuilding our central city on a vital and sustainable foundation is people.

The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.

There is no manual on how to run a global city like London. But I'm hugely proud of what we've been able to achieve in just the first year.

I would like Kansas be a place that future generations feel comfortable staying here.

My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the projects of the future.

I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.

Rudy Giuliani did some phenomenal things in the city if you think of the transformation of the city and the quality of life.

It's important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let's revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory.

If you are running a city you must focus on day-to-day problems.

States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities.

I want each and every West Virginian to have bragging rights. I want to stop playing defense and start playing offense. So, together, let us grab the reins of history.

Every city is either vibrant these days or is working on a plan to attain vibrancy soon. The reason is simple: a city isn't successful - isn't even a city, really - unless it can lay claim to being 'vibrant.'

Livability has always struck me as a consolation prize.

The solution is to first create an integrated economic development and recreation plan that addresses the needs of the people who live and recreate in central Idaho.

As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.

Without individuals feeling safe and having an environment of safety, they then have reluctance of taking part in the city of being active. They wind up wanting to leave the city. That's more detrimental.

We will emerge stronger as a diverse community; the area will be rebuilt with life around the clock, new buildings, restaurants, places of entertainment.

It would be wrong to say that the city of Berlin is not regulated. What I think is more interesting is to what extent a city creates a sort of safe haven for its users, so that people feel confident that the city works on their behalf.

Where a city is only focused on one aspect, it becomes a city without a soul, not a city people want to live in.

Strong communities shape their own futures.

Washington is busy with nothing that absorbs the minds and occupies the energies of the typical American city.

Maximum Feasible Participation of the Poor

All community development, and most economic development, happens locally

Arkansas Comes First.

It should not be a favor to provide a kindergarten to a community, nor a playground. To win hearts and minds — you are not going to buy that with a soccer field, for goodness sake. This should go without saying.