“You know, when you get the White House operator and they say, 'Just a ...” — Lori Lightfoot Quote

“You know, when you get the White House operator and they say, 'Just a moment for the president of the United States,' that's a pretty heady moment.”

“It's true that not every day a little black girl in a low-income family from a segregated steel town makes the runoff to be the mayor of the third-largest city in America.”

“Police can't be successful if they're not viewed as legitimate by the community, and a community will not be safe if the police are not engaged in a respectful, constitutional partnership with the community.”

“It ain't the picture and it ain't the camera - it's the operator.”

“I began my career as the switchboard operator at 'Rolling Stone.'”

“My song 'Smooth Operator,' I think that's a real simple, easy, sing-a-long kind of song. It's not too complicated.”