“As a consultant at McKinsey, I learned the value of data and the abili...” — Pete Buttigieg Quote

“As a consultant at McKinsey, I learned the value of data and the ability to shape that information into an answer.”

“I kept up top grades, and by senior year, a flow of mailed college recruiting brochures accumulated into an avalanche on our dining room table.”

“Safety and security are the most basic job of government. I understand that - both as a mayor who works every day to secure public safety and reduce crime, and also as someone who deployed in uniform to Afghanistan because I believed joining the military was part of my duty to help keep my country safe.”

“My surname, Buttigieg (Boot-edge-edge), is very common in my father's country of origin, the tiny island of Malta, and nowhere else.”

“I think most Americans understand that we deserve to have universal health care, as enjoyed by most citizens in most developed countries.”

“A lot of these so-called left positions are actually centrist by the standards of the American people, just not by members of the American Congress.”

“I was full time on 'Party of Five' for one year, then more like a creative consultant for two years, where I was in the writing rotation but didn't have to go in every day or cover the set until midnight.”

“If a statesman is one who looks to the next generation and a politician one who looks to the next election, a political consultant must be one who looks to the next tracking poll.”

“Well, actually, I had been working as a consultant to former companies of Enron, or predecessor companies of Enron and, so, I joined in 1990 to really start our wholesale merchant business.”

“Don't hire a prison consultant.”

“As an opinion manager, a campaign consultant, fixing personality negatives is a lot easier than fixing character negatives.”

“When I was still a bright-eyed McKinsey consultant, I remember hitting a point where I didn't know what to do next, and someone gave me the book, 'How Remarkable Women Lead,' and I read it and scribbled in it, and it felt like a guide in helping me figure out my career.”