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We're looking to rebrand L.A. Not in some sort of radical way, but we've forgotten to sell this city, internationally and nationally... it's important for us to say who we are.
Eric Garcetti -
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.
Eric Garcetti
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The White House is not where power comes from in this country. The cities and the local communities of this nation are prepared to save Washington - and not vice versa.
Eric Garcetti -
I think everyone has the impression that L.A. is Hollywood and fast lives. That couldn't be further from the truth.
Eric Garcetti -
I'm progressive, and I'm practical.
Eric Garcetti -
The questions that consume me, that keep me up at night, are the people that are sleeping on the streets.
Eric Garcetti -
The reason I like Steve Aoki is because I can trace my love of electronic music all the way back to when I was listening to not just new wave but to YMO (Yellow Magic Orchestra) which, to me, was the ultimate Japanese band and launched synth electronic music.
Eric Garcetti -
I'm an average American. As I joke, I'm the average Mexican American Jewish Italian mayor of the most diverse city in the world.
Eric Garcetti
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I don't spend much time on the computer at all, so I do most of my email on my phone if I do any at all.
Eric Garcetti -
The classic rules of American politics are dying, if not dead, if you look at the last two presidential elections. An African-American could never be president until one was; a TV reality star couldn't become president until one was.
Eric Garcetti -
My grandfather was an undocumented immigrant. My great-grandmother, my bisabuela, carried him over the border in her arms.
Eric Garcetti -
There's no question we need more housing, and we have to fight for that throughout California.
Eric Garcetti -
If I hear that Quito, Ecuador, is doing something to have a whole area of town that's zero emissions, and we're thinking about that in Los Angeles' downtown, I'm like, 'I better catch up.'
Eric Garcetti -
I don't want to bring a European city or an east-coast city to the West Coast.
Eric Garcetti
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People will give you the responsibility, even the authority, to go after the big things, the visionary things, the reaching for incredible opportunities, if they trust that you're running a city well. And if you don't run a city well, conversely, you can't do the big things.
Eric Garcetti -
What I think the average person wants is not a fight; they want to see something move forward in their own neighborhood.
Eric Garcetti -
In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology.
Eric Garcetti -
No sane person would run for president, right?
Eric Garcetti -
The Olympics have been an amazing part of Los Angeles' history. In many ways in 1932, they put us on the map when people didn't even know where Los Angeles was. In 1984, they were the first profitable Olympics of the modern era.
Eric Garcetti -
I kind of believe that, whenever possible, you should finish the job that you set out to do.
Eric Garcetti
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I am a passionate, committed composer, and the guy I used to write musicals with, once he was able to ditch me and get a better composer, actually won the Tony.
Eric Garcetti -
Campaigns are these moments of suspended animation where people usually learn how to be friends afterward.
Eric Garcetti -
As Mayor, I have a responsibility to ensure city government is making life better for all Angelenos, especially those whose past hard work laid the foundation for the city we enjoy today. Whether someone is born here, or comes here for college, career, or retirement, I want L.A. to be a place that welcomes all generations.
Eric Garcetti -
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.'
Eric Garcetti