American - Politician | July 16, 1958 -
This urbanization that's taking place around the world is very real. But if it's people that are seeking an urbanized environment out of desperation, that's not going to be helpful long term.
Mick Cornett
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The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and more scarce for American cities. Political and civic leaders in local communities need to make a compelling case for this investment.
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If you can attract highly educated people from other parts of the country and keep your own best and brightest, chances are the job creators are going to be successful.
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We had a branding problem. We have allowed ourselves to be branded by our tragedies. If you said 'Oklahoma City,' chances are the next word out of your mouth was 'bombing.'
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I've never seen a tornado and I've lived in Oklahoma City basically my whole life. It's not like we're infested with them on a continual basis. But you learn to live with the warnings. And you learn what to do if one is coming your way. And then you cross your fingers and make the best judgments you can.
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The spoiled superstar brat wouldn't get far in Oklahoma City. We're very value-conscious. Our city was settled in a land run. Those 10,000 people were desperate for a better life.
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I believe in infrastructure, I believe in investing in your hard assets. Where I think government starts to fail is when it starts getting itself weighed down with the social programs. And I think the American public just feels like a lot of that money is tossed aside and wasted.
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Jobs follow people. People don't follow jobs.
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If your city's being populated by highly educated twentysomethings with choices, you're probably going to succeed.
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Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.
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People in Oklahoma don't wake up every morning wondering what the government is going to do for them.
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It is not OK for anyone to be obese. There needs to be a cultural shift.
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