“If your city's being populated by highly educated twentysomethings wit...” — Mick Cornett Quote

“If your city's being populated by highly educated twentysomethings with choices, you're probably going to succeed.”

“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.”

“Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“When the opportunities come, Cemaat participants, just like any other citizen will make their choices based on their values.”

“I think as people of colour who are in senior positions of government and senior positions in public life, we've got two choices - we can either reach down and give other people our hand and pull them up with us or we can pull the ladder up behind us.”

“If you see my history with contracts, it's never been about money because if it was about money I would have made other choices.”

“I'm saying the federal government is taking away the freedom of Americans to make choices.”

“There are always myriad choices in life - some work out, some don't, and you just have to focus on the present.”

“I'm always touched by people's different stories of who they are and why they made the choices that they made. I feel so empowered by the story behind the person.”