As mayor, I used to always feel the important thing is that people respect me, not love me - but it is really much nicer when they love you, too. I'm going to try to keep it that way.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
To deal with what you have to deal with as mayor or president, there has to be an overriding psychological or professional or emotional gratification that would let you go through all the angst.
The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.
I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going.
I strongly believe being mayor is the public post in which you have the greatest opportunity to change peoples' lives for the better. People live in cities, not states or nations. As a mayor, you are connected directly to citizens.
But despite the challenges, I love being your Mayor.
I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.
If you run for mayor, people say you're being egotistical. If you decide you won't run for mayor, people say you're being self-centered and egotistical.
The mayoral mentality is incredibly valuable. I don't want to lose that.
I love mayors.
You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator.
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