Quotes about selma (13 Quotes)


    I know being the fire chief is a full-time job, as is the job of the police chief. They're in and out of the office, and they're on call all the time. Doing that or being the person that's responsible for keeping the streets clean in Selma every day wouldn't always be a fun job.

    We're here today just like we gathered 41 years ago in Selma. We are here preparing to go across another bridge, a bridge that they stopped us on the night Katrina hit. But we come today to tell them that nobody is going to stop us from going across any bridge in America.





    When the mayor was elected, the administrative assistant was a position he requested be added. Because he was the first black mayor in Selma - something that got attention worldwide - he felt he needed someone skilled in administrative work. If you go into his office, he's rarely ever sitting there by himself. Calls came in all the time requesting him to speak and still do.

    This is not Selma, Alabama, but we could see that even on Long Island, until Suffolk County faced the threat of federal intervention, it did not live up to its obligations.



    I think Selma has a real shot to make it back. We would like to be there too and for us to play them again, we would both have to win our semifinal game. They are good enough to get back.


    General, I was in Selma, Indiana at the American Legion hall. A lot of guys there are concerned. All they hear is that Americans are being killed they don't feel there is progress, don't feel there is a plan, what do I tell them

    I think it's real good news that these huge sophisticated companies are considering Selma, ... It says Selma is open for business, being evaluated by world class companies. I think that's nothing but good news. It is just a top priority of mine to urge top-flight businesses, world-class businesses to consider Selma for economic expansion.



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