Eric Garcetti Quotes
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Cory Booker I've known since 1993. We used to be part of the L'Chaim Society at Oxford University together.
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Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the time.
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I always thought Grover Cleveland was from Cleveland.
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Environment, homelessness, infrastructure and immigration - I'm very focused on all four, which are critical to the success of Los Angeles.
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I'll never stop listening to police officers over politicians.
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I'm pretty skinny, and I can sleep at the drop of a hat. So, take that middle seat in economy and save the money for other things you can do.
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Withdrawing federal funds to prevent radiological or biological terrorist attack - that doesn't just hurt Los Angeles: that hurts America.
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We need a pro-worker trade approach that puts American jobs - not corporate profits - front and center.
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There are two rules in politics. They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear.
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Aggressive government spending during the Great Recession was absolutely necessary.
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I want to be high-profile with the average Angeleno. I want to be out there holding office hours on a curb in Boyle Heights.
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As mayor, I've traveled to China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and Mexico to meet with heads of state and business leaders to promote trade with L.A. companies and through L.A.'s seaports and airports - because that generates L.A. jobs.
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I think it is time for a radical federalism in this country, where people trust innovation coming from the local level and ramp that up.
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In Washington, you have imaginary problems, and they can't even solve the imaginary problems.
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I'm very much a California boy. I try to eat healthy and exercise.
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I have an incredible compass. You can put me back in a country I haven't been in 20 years and say, 'Get me from point A to point B,' and I'll take you there.
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I don't want to bring a European city or an east-coast city to the West Coast.
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The struggle of African Americans is everybody's struggle.
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We need to make sure teachers are in schools and that children have teachers.
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Los Angeles has all the ingredients of success... but we need to start with our education system.
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Think about Kennedy. Think about Carter. Think about Clinton. Think about Obama. They've all been in their forties and from outside Washington, or underdogs in one way or another. I just think that Americans are looking everywhere, saying, 'Hey, show me some authenticity. Show me somebody who's practical. Show me people who run things.'
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The travel that I've spent around the country, I always come back with ideas for L.A. and vice versa: My experiences in L.A. give me an immediacy to issues that sometimes people in Washington think about but aren't experiencing every day.
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Enthusiasm — real grassroots enthusiasm — trumps money, trumps endorsements, trumps everything.
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Mayors are accountable. Local governments are accountable.