Quotes by Eric Garcetti

Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically.

There are two rules in politics. They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear.

I won't let anybody, even the most powerful person in this country, trample our values or our Constitution. And no matter who's in the White House, I am incredibly vigilant about that and will continue to fight that fight.

In Washington, you have imaginary problems, and they can't even solve the imaginary problems.

I look forward to working with the White House in areas like infrastructure, where President Trump says he wants to spend a trillion dollars. Great - we'd love to start right here in Los Angeles.

L.A. is a great city to get lost in. The best thing to do is to drive in any direction, find a strip mall, and go from one store to the next. I guarantee you will see a collision of cultures you never imagined.

Don't run for mayor if you don't want to basically be working all the time.

I'm progressive, and I'm practical.

If you can speak Spanish, then you can have a stronger connection with the residents of Los Angeles.

The struggle of African Americans is everybody's struggle.