36 Quotes by Scott Peters

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    If we are to maintain our position as a global economic leader, we've got to end the govern-by-crisis mentality that sets us back instead of moving us forward.

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    In San Diego, our local innovation economy is a thriving industry employing thousands of highly skilled workers.

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    But I didn't ask the retirement board to sue us either, ... The retirement board has said they want to know the answer to the question of whether those benefits are legal. Both mayoral candidates say they want to know the answer to that question as well. We determined that the only way to get that question behind us is to get a court to decide.

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    You come back and play, but you don't get that explosiveness back right away. I've just started seeing her get it back in the last two-to-three weeks.

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    The unending chase for money, I believe, threatens to steal our democracy itself. I've used the word 'corrupting,' and I want to be very clear about it: I mean by it not the corruption of individuals, but a corruption of a system itself that all of us are forced to participate in against our will.

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    A healthy ocean is vital to our economy and well-being. We need clean and healthy oceans to sustain tourism and fisheries.

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    The class is great because it gives me a chance to see the films that people always make social references to. But, in this case, I get to see them in a guided environment.

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    The City Council does not agree that Aguirre can be the attorney for the retirement system but the City Council is willing to let the retirement board and city attorney duke it out over these two issues,

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