Cory Booker Quotes

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.

Mayors are known to be problem-solvers.

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

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.

I don't want to be the mayor of New Jersey.

Being the mayor of the third largest city in the country, that's humbling, but it also gives me incredible hope.

As the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, I see on a daily basis the impact of politics and policy on my family, neighbors, friends, and residents.

For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality.

After thinking carefully about how I can best help my fellow Minnesotans, I have decided to not seek election for a different office in 2014. The warm encouragement from many people to run for U.S. senator or the governorship was deeply humbling.

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.

I'm not entirely sure what my end goal is, but I'd love to get involved in city politics and broadcast TV.

I'm glad that Singaporeans were receptive to my message and have elected me to serve as their president.

You should go to the polls, organize yourself. But once lawmakers are chosen, they must be respected.

My family has been in politics a long time in Los Angeles. We very much believe we are elected to represent the people. I mean, I am to give voice to, you know, the over half a million people I represent in my congressional district. I mean, that's the way it works.

I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.

My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service. But she probably would have thought it extraordinary that just two generations after she arrived in San Antonio, one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way - the good people of San Antonio willing- to the United States Congress.

I applaud anyone who wants to take on the load that comes with being President of the United States. You really have to love your country to place yourself in that position.

A Senate seat is a terrible thing to waste.

I did not come here to make a cabinet for the ladies of this place [Washington], but for the nation.

Mayors make tough decisions; Senators make tough speeches.

Becoming a doctor, I can only help my village. By becoming a politician I can help my whole country.

There are a lot of ways to serve and only one is being president.