Quotes by Pete Buttigieg

"Greatness will come by looking forward - untethered from the politics of the past and anchored by our shared values - and by changing our nation's future."

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"In local government, it's very clear to your customers - your citizens - whether or not you're delivering. Either that pothole gets filled in, or it doesn't. The results are very much on display, and that creates a very healthy pressure to innovate."

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"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."

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"We need to intentionally invest in health, in home ownership, in entrepreneurship, in access to democracy, in economic empowerment. If we don't do these things, we shouldn't be surprised that racial inequality persists because inequalities compound."

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"I am not skilled enough or energetic enough to craft a persona. I just have to be who I am and hope people like it."

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