Michael Nutter Quotes

• 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 Pet, Adorable, Needs

  Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.106, University of Pennsylvania Press

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• 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

  Opportunity, Thinking, Cities

  "Philly Mayor Michael Nutter Thinks Local At DNC". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. September 5, 2012.

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• 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

  Believe, Men, Thinking

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• Take your patience pill ...You can be joyous, but you can't be a jackass.

  Michael Nutter

  Pills, Joyous, Jackasses

  "Million-plus expected for Phillies parade" by Jennifer Lin, Allison Steele and Dwight Ott, www.philly.com. October 30, 2008.

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• Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport.

  Michael Nutter

  Sports, Philadelphia, Contact

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• 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 Weapons, Needs, Magazines

  Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.86, University of Pennsylvania Press

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• 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

  Tattoo, Crazy, Shoes

  Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.115, University of Pennsylvania Press

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• Philadelphia, the foundation of freedom, liberty and democracy, I still believe in the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

  Michael Nutter

  Believe, Pursuit Of Happiness, Ideas

  "Philly Mayor Michael Nutter Thinks Local At DNC". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. September 5, 2012.

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• 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

  New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia

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• 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

  Running, War, Eye

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• There is no reason for a civilian to have an automatic weapon.

  Michael Nutter

  Weapons, Reason, Civilians

  Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.86, University of Pennsylvania Press

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• 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

  Guy, Vision, Want

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• I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo.

  Michael Nutter

  Running, Challenging The Status Quo, Challenging Status Quo

  "Philadelphia Is Going Nuts for Mayor Michael Nutter". abcnews.go.com. February 13, 2008.

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• [...] 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

  Kkk, Black, Folks

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• I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. But I think I have a First Amendment right not to be shot.

  Michael Nutter

  Thinking, Second Amendment, Firsts

  Michael A. Nutter (2017). “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics”, p.86, University of Pennsylvania Press

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