Everyone felt comfortable with these guys and what their vision was, and when they said they want to keep the staff intact, that was very encouraging. Michael Nutter More Quotes by Michael Nutter More Quotes From Michael Nutter If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store. Michael Nutter owning-a-petadorableneeds I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want, we aspire to. Michael Nutter citiesopportunitythinking Take your patience pill ...You can be joyous, but you can't be a jackass. Michael Nutter jackassespillsjoyous Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport. Michael Nutter contactphiladelphiasports We need to ban assault weapons. We need to ban the high-capacity clips and magazines. We need serious background information, system upgrade. Michael Nutter assault-weaponsmagazinesneeds If you walk into somebody's office with your hair uncombed and a pick in the back, and your shoes untied, and your pants half down, tattoos up and down your arms and on your neck, and you wonder why somebody won't hire you? They don't hire you 'cause you look like you're crazy! Michael Nutter shoestattoocrazy Philadelphia, the foundation of freedom, liberty and democracy, I still believe in the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Michael Nutter pursuit-of-happinessbelieveideas Whether it's on the streets of Philadelphia or New York or Chicago or Atlanta or in a classroom in Newtown, Connecticut, people want to be safe. Michael Nutter philadelphiaatlantanew-york There is no reason for a civilian to have an automatic weapon. Michael Nutter civiliansweaponsreason All eyes, all attention at the federal level, are on al Qaeda and the war on terror. Fact is, al Qaeda wouldn't last a day in parts of Philadelphia. I've got gangsters with .45s that would run them out of town. Michael Nutter eyerunningwar I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate. Michael Nutter menbelievethinking I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo. Michael Nutter challenging-status-quochallenging-the-status-quorunning [...] the only folks who kill black folks any more are black folks. [...] black folks kill more black folks than the KKK ever did. Michael Nutter kkkfolksblack I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. But I think I have a First Amendment right not to be shot. Michael Nutter second-amendmentfirststhinking Parents who neglect their children, who don't know where they are, who don't know what they're doing, who don't know who they're hanging out with, you're gonna find yourselves spending some quality time with your kids, in jail, together. Michael Nutter youqualitytimechildren In Philadelphia, our public safety, poverty reduction, health and economic development all start with education. We can't grow the middle class if we don't give our kids the tools they need to innovate and invent. Michael Nutter growpovertyhealtheducation We're all in this together. I learned that lesson growing up in West Philly. When I shoveled the sidewalk my parents didn't let me stop with our house. They told me to keep shoveling all the way to the corner. I had a responsibility to my community. Michael Nutter parentsmecommunitytogether Yes we need enhanced border control. Yes we need to focus our efforts on those who pose a threat to our country. But let's not fall into the trap set by the Tea Party and others who would tell you that every single undocumented individual is a drug smuggler, a terrorist, or a threat to the American way of life. That is simply not true. Michael Nutter youfocustealife Somehow, someway, for some people there's an automatic assumption that a mayor who is African-American or some other elected official has to support another African-American. Michael Nutter some-peoplesomesupportpeople I'm honored to serve as mayor of my hometown where our founders started America with three simple words: 'We, the people.' And when they said 'people' they didn't mean 'corporations.' Michael Nutter wordshometownsimplepeople
