52 Quotes by Michael Nutter

I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. But I think I have a First Amendment right not to be shot.

Parents who neglect their children, who don't know where they are, who don't know what they're doing, who don't know who they're hanging out with, you're gonna find yourselves spending some quality time with your kids, in jail, together.

If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store.

You get respect when you give respect. That's how you get respect.

We need sensible gun safety measures. The federal government could do something about this; they could show up.

I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo.

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.

Vice President Biden is the real deal. He'll give it to you straight. He communicates in a way that I think connects with people at a real level.

Whether it's on the streets of Philadelphia or New York or Chicago or Atlanta or in a classroom in Newtown, Connecticut, people want to be safe.