At least I make decisions based on what I think is right, not who my friends might be.
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I don't think that politics attracts the best and the brightest of America. It doesn't attract the most sincere people.Dick Murphy
What I want to know is, how many students did we start with and how many did we have in the end The other thing I want to know is, who left and why . . . I would like to see graduation rates and absenteeism discussed at the same time.
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I think it's quite nicely arranged around our cultural center this year, and I think that's fine. People still will see the stores as they park and walk through downtown, going to and from the festival. There will be plenty of traffic that day. We'll see how it goes this year.
Dick Murphy
It took a long time for me to convince my staff people to leave me unscheduled from 200 to 400 everyday. And I need to do that as mayor. I need to schedule accessibility time.
Dick Murphy
I don't care if you're good or not. You don't always have a corner on perfection. And you need people to challenge what you're suggesting.
Dick Murphy
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