Adam Davidson Quotes

I care about making New York better.

A community is business, education, and housing. Without those, the community suffers.

Mayors are leaders, doers. We get things done, and we are moving America's cities forward.

I strongly believe being mayor is the public post in which you have the greatest opportunity to change peoples' lives for the better. People live in cities, not states or nations. As a mayor, you are connected directly to citizens.

My fellow citizens, the state of our city is strong.

We have to look to the well-being of the Lebanese citizens and create prosperity in the country, and you can't create prosperity without stability.

Cities have to realize that whatever the federal government is going to do, it's not going to be enough. And cities that proactively take control of their own quality of life initiatives are going to be the cities that ultimately attract the highly talented young people and create the jobs.

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

The government only makes restrictive rules, they don't show you what to do so you know, OK, here's where we need this many apartments, with open space, playgrounds, kindergartens.

Being mayor of San Francisco is dealing with pot holes and dog doo.

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

If the people are not getting what the people need, you shouldn’t be paying for it.

Politics is about making institutions work somewhat better, helping people’s lives at the margins

As a former nine-year member of the Board of Supervisors and nine-year mayor, I know firsthand the merits of strong zoning laws. They protect residential areas so they can support families and be free of commercial activities that are not related to neighborhood needs.

I'm, you know, having begun my public service in state government. I very much respect the authority of states to make the decisions to provide for its citizen - the safety and welfare of its citizens.

The federal government shouldn't be drawing lines on a map in terms of what transit infrastructure are needed; we should be there to be a partner with the cities, with the provinces, that need that.

The issues that most impact the average person are made at the local level.

There are a lot of rules in cities that were designed to protect a particular incumbent, but not to move a city's constituents, a city's citizens, and the city itself, forward. And that's a problem.

You go to your public library, or you call your fire department or police department, what do you think you are calling? These are socialist institutions.

Government is not just about maintaining the status quo. It's about helping people's lives to work.

The taxpayer is entitled to some essential things. Families should be able to provide their children with playgrounds and find places for them in schools. There should be enough hospitals. Water should be provided to all. Surplus electricity should be available. The taxpayer should be comfortable.

Provision of best services to the citizens is our top priority, and Punjab government has evolved a coordinated programme in this regard.

Mayors in any city are pretty non-partisan people where it's problem solvers.

After the 1970s, we accomplished economic development rapidly. But the side effect of that was high stress levels or the gap between the rich and poor. And these issues call on me to focus on the welfare and quality of life of the citizens.

I was previously the chairman of the Jurong East Town Council and South West CDC.