Marcia L. Fudge Quotes

Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership.

In terms of the principles of politics, I think I understand well. Thailand needs someone who has leadership, who has the management skills to help the country.

I'm convinced the question of development is mainly an issue of governance and leadership.

A mayor is a political leader for a city. He doesn't know anything necessarily about city administration, and furthermore he shouldn't have to.

It is the men who makes a city.

I've worked closely with presidents, especially with President Obama, and I realized that what good leaders do at the national level is no different than what we do at the local level.

Being mayor is about offering a vision for the city, putting the right people in the right place, and executing that vision.

Throughout my life, I've always believed that the sole purpose of public service is to improve the lives of the people around us. From the Freeport Town Council to serving as Speaker of the State House, I've kept that sense of purpose close to my heart - consistently and passionately asking myself how we make progress.

I think of being the mayor of a big city with so many incredible things happening - but also so many challenges and opportunities - as really being kind of the chief advocate for the people.

My commitment is to Los Angeles, so whatever helps this continue to be a great city, that's what I would be focused to do, and the Dodgers are certainly iconic to Los Angeles.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

Brazil will change when its cities change.

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

This - the leadership of the mayor is crucial, because it is to the mayor that people will look to provide the vision, the energy, and the sense of confidence in the rebuilding and the recovery.

You know, my dad served in the President's Cabinet after his time as a governor. He told me he enjoyed being governor a lot more. Now, I understand why. If I do my job well, I can make a difference in people's lives and I can help our children realize their dreams.

I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.

I've been very engaged in Illinois and Chicago civic activities for a long time; mostly around building businesses and helping entrepreneurs grow companies, but also around education and education reform.

Politics requires the sense of possibility. Dare I say it - the audacity of hope.

I'm interested in people who can take the movement somewhere.

I care about making New York better.

The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.

I find it ironic how New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is so focused on such small issues as drink sizes, while ignoring the massive infrastructure challenges in New York - lousy roads, third-world airports, traffic jams, etc.

I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.

I may not know how to tune a lyre, but I know all that I need to know to make a city great and free.

How can we decide matters of public policy when we cannot understand them?