32 Quotes by Henry Cisneros

If we are not honored with the games, that might be for the best. We don't want to mix motives here, and our motives are to be helpful.

If that can be done in Detroit, it can be done in a lot of American cities.

I accept responsibility for the conduct as outlined, ... truth and candor are important.

We know of four Japanese biomedical companies right now that are using San Antonio clinical facilities for advanced testing, ... Those companies need to be persuaded not just to test here but ... to also locate new facilities here. That has to be a priority.

(We will build) Private market housing ... targeted to mid-income people who want to live in cities,

This was an unqualified success. I don't think you can ask for much better than this beautiful day, exciting game, enthusiastic crowd, near-sold out house.

Antonio is constantly sweeping the horizon for the right answer,

That's why we have to run faster than the pack in order to close the gap and get ahead -- or be relegated to this (lower-tier) category indefinitely, ... If what we want to do is build the future, create better jobs, raise incomes and create opportunities for our children, staying in the lower category is not good enough.

This is fundamentally a new ballgame for San Antonio. The last decade has been one of consolidation, which is setting the platform for very substantial growth. This has been one of the steadiest markets in the country, and I think steady is about to become accelerated.