Shirley Franklin Professions : Former Mayor of Atlanta Born : May 10, 1945 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Shirley Franklin We should try to achieve things for ourselves and not rely on former or past family glories with which we have no connection but the arbitrary nature of our birth. Shirley Franklin connections trying past That's what I love about being mayor. Even if the problem is getting the cat out of the tree - from that to the biggest problem, you're in charge. No ambiguity. Leaders lead. Shirley Franklin cat leader tree When you are an executive, my friends, that is not leadership. Shirley Franklin executives my-friends I'm five-foot-something, sixty years old; I'm not much of a physical threat to anybody. Shirley Franklin threat feet years Similar Authors Andrew Young former-mayor-of-atlanta Maynard Jackson former-mayor-of-atlanta All Authors