Erin Brockovich Quotes

In Sacramento you simply had to think about what the law ought to be and leave it to someone else to implement. In San Francisco, you hear about it the next day.

Local politics is just as important as national - and often easier to influence.

The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.

You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator.

Championing liberty begins at the local level. There is nothing more fundamental than the principle that a man's home is his castle. Donald Trump's career-long willingness to trample this right tells you everything you need to know about his bogus tea party sideshow.

I often say that Arizonans should decide what's best for Arizona.

If you are running a city you must focus on day-to-day problems.

Happiness statistics may be most valuable in smaller, local discussions. Understanding how different sorts of programs affect the well-being of citizens would be enormously helpful to a mayor choosing between building a new bridge or offering a tax cut.

If you live in a place that you perceive to be a crowded place, you appreciate government; you see it as this thing that protects you against crime, that keeps order, that makes sure that nobody puts a massage parlor next to your house, that keeps other people's dogs from pooping on the sidewalk.

In today's society a zoning commissioner or a tax assessor can have far greater impact on personal liberty than a president.

Washington is busy with nothing that absorbs the minds and occupies the energies of the typical American city.

If our society is to address social issues, it will be done at the local level or not at all.

You can't run a city by people who do not live there.

Mayors of cities have the political position to really change people’s lives.

What matters is voting for where you live: Who's your mayor, who's your police chief, who represents you, your city council, your judges. That matters that you vote.

Almost all government starts at a very local level at some point.

Collective decisions about health care and education are best answered on a local level.

My experience as a county commissioner has taught me that the best ideas often come from our neighbors, church groups, and community.

At the federal level, as a member of Congress, you have one vote out of 435, and in the Senate, it's one out of 100. So, the ability to get some stuff done exists as a much larger opportunity at a local level than in the federal government.

Conservatives believe in patriotism, but equally in community and the importance of local identity. We believe in devolution. We believe in localism. We believe that decisions should be taken locally wherever is practical; that communities matter.

Spend a while listening to people in your district to make sure you understand how they are served well in government and how they could be served better.

I think all politics is local.

One of my philosophies is that citizens are the mayor... so we have citizens play an integral role in making policies and implementing them.

The decisions MPs make as our representatives affect every aspect of our daily lives, from energy bills to the quality of our hospitals, schools and emergency services.

The health, safety and prosperity of our communities are our top priorities, and state and local governments provide critical services that protect and serve Maine people.