Mick Cornett Quotes.
We did such a great job of creating the interstate highway system in Oklahoma City that we don’t have traffic congestion. You can actually get a speeding ticket during rush hour in the city. That’s how great our traffic flows.
Cities have to realize that whatever the federal government is going to do, its not going to be enough. And cities that proactively take control of their own quality of life initiatives are going to be the cities that ultimately attract the highly talented young people and create the jobs.
If your city’s being populated by highly educated twentysomething s with choices, you’re probably going to succeed.
People in Oklahoma don’t wake up every morning wondering what the government is going to do for them.
Donald Trump is in a partisan election, so he views the role differently than Mitch Landrieu and I who are are trying to lead our cities in a bipartisan or nonpartisan manner.
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.
Think independently and put the country first.
If your city’s being populated by highly educated twentysomethings with choices, you’re probably going to succeed.
We need a better strategy for poor people…because what we’re doing isn’t working.
We’ve seen the kind of social impact a professional sports team has on a city. A team brings high-profile role models into your community who are healthy and they’re great images for the city to gravitate toward, especially for kids.
People look for their leadership to lead.
I’d rather we were rebuilding Philadelphia, as opposed to Kabul…There are American cities with serious infrastructure problems and we’re not addressing them.
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.
Cities have to realize that whatever the federal government is going to do, it’s not going to be enough. And cities that proactively take control of their own quality of life initiatives are going to be the cities that ultimately attract the highly talented young people and create the jobs.
I’m learning a lot about the culture of weight loss. I didn’t know there were bloggers out there who were proud to be fat.
When you have a lot of construction going on, it sends a message of vitality that builds up consumer confidence. It gets people to spend money when they see that energy, that things are happening.
Jobs follow people. People don’t follow jobs.
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.’
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.
Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.
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.
We’ve got to get people out of their cars, out of those drive-thru windows, get them walking, get them in parks and get them more active.
