"For me to come in as the mayor already recognizing some of the problems that we were facing and also having put some of those reforms in place, I recognize what the advocates were talking about. I also recognize what the police department`s concerns were and what the community in general was concerned about."

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Source : Source: www.msnbc.com

Catherine E. Pugh

#Talking Quotes #Community Quotes #Police Quotes

“We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.”
“Enjoying the dream is more important than interpreting it. Therefore, don't work so hard that it stops being pleasant and exciting.”
“The development of the food industry for both domestic and export markets relies on a regulatory framework that both protects the consumer and assures fair trading practices in food.”
“Those of us who work in politics can only make ourselves useful if our heads are filled with things that we can contribute to the political space. JFK had this quote about how if more politicians knew poetry and more poets knew about politics, the world would be a better place. Being attentive to the things that add meaning to our lives alongside politics will help us inform our politics with the values that really do make America great.”
“After 'The Real Thing,' I thought about giving up acting because it's difficult to have a rich life outside your work when you're an actress, a private life that can survive being picked up and put down. That's what I thought, anyway.”
“The only life I want is one with you.”
“How do you write when you're not miserable? The solution, of course, is to make yourself miserable about not writing.”

Source : "Go Forth". Interview with Brandon Hobson, logger.believermag.com. December 17, 2013.
“People ask the question, 'If you're offered VP, would you take it?' No, I won't take it.”

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