Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Eric Adams - Page 2

When it comes to revamping our bail laws, we can't rely on judicial discretion alone.

The best progressive policies are constructed by learning from past experiences while striving toward a more equitable future.

High school and college students can show shelter residents how to fill out the forms to get their Social Security cards, driver's licenses, and other documents needed for education and employment.

Just as gas is to a car, the food we eat is our fuel. The quality and type of that food will determine how well our bodies run.

As an early advocate for neighborhood policing, I've been heartened to see the tangible impact of police officers spending less time in their station houses and more time on our street corners, developing collaborative relationships with residents and businesses that help us fight and deter crime.

An increased police presence is not a panacea for our subway safety issues, but it's a step in the right direction.

I'm up at 5 A.M. every morning, meditating, exercising, drinking my smoothie, then giving 12 hours for my city.

School is more than ABCs and 123s. It's the beginning of developing how to interact in a social setting.

I decry all domestic violence behavior; to condone violence against women would violate all standards of decency, run counter to my commitment to end domestic violence, and violate my core values!

Computer science education is important.

There were a number of reasons I decided to join the New York City Police Department back in 1984. I felt a calling to protect and serve my neighbors, and I wanted to reform negative departmental practices from within. On top of those factors, becoming a police officer gave me a pathway to the middle class.

This is not a socialist country; let's be clear on that. This is a country that believes: give people the opportunities and they will be able to exceed and excel in this country. And I believe in that is because that's what I saw in my personal journey and the journey of so many people who come to this country.

The pursuit of market-rate pay equity is about far more than respect. It's a matter of fairness, considering the increased workload that New York's Finest has assumed to not only make us the safest big city in America but to also take a more proactive role in strengthening community-police relations.

If the city is safe, the mayor shouldn't have a security detail with him, he should be walking the street by himself.

As we change our systems of voting, there will always be an adjustment period and any adjustments require robust educational campaigns.

When I served in the state Senate, I led the charge with then-Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries to end the stop-and-frisk database, which kept the personal information of everyone stopped and frisked by the NYPD, even if they weren't arrested or issued a summons.

Police have two rights that even the president does not have, the right to take liberty and to take life. Those are dear to America. And we must ensure that the highest level of scrutiny and standard goes to anyone who is given that right.

For our way-too-large population of homeless children, we can provide tutoring services so they can be ready for college.

We must create a digital platform that connects New Yorkers with training, basic skills and a universal job application.

We must leave our comfort zones and speak plainly about the challenges facing urban America with the residents of urban America.

New Yorkers want to work and thrive.

I have dedicated my career to advocating for a more equitable, humane criminal justice system.

If you committed a serious crime, you should not be allowed to own a gun.

Partnership is a necessity if we are to reach our goals.

We police in America in communities of color and economically challenging community, we police based on the behavior of the numerical minority that is committing crime. That small percentage of people who commit crimes in a community becomes the methods that's used for the entire community.

Left unchecked, diabetes can have a devastating impact on your body and can lead to blindness, heart disorder, kidney failure, limb amputation, as well as the possibility of lifelong dialysis.

Someone who decides to turn in a violent criminal isn't a snitch; they're a hero.

Our neighbors who have fallen on hard times can use basic sanitary items, such as soap, socks and undergarments; when we go shopping for ourselves, how about adding an extra item for someone in need?

In school, we learn that we don't yell out, we wait. You raise your hand and wait for your chance.

I served in the NYPD for 22 years, and I can vividly recall trying to extract information from people who refused to cooperate.

As a frequent rider of the subway myself, I cannot count the number of times I have had to personally intercede in a physical or verbal altercation, whether on the platform or in a subway car.

Young people have always established themselves in an anti-establishment way - I don't care if it's wearing long hair, wearing bell bottoms, wearing miniskirts. But there was always an adult that said, 'Cut your hair, make that skirt longer.' There was always a way to correct it, and that's the role of our schools.

Since we don't know with any certainty what specific aptitudes today's students will need tomorrow, we need to ensure they have the critical thinking and problem-solving abilities that extend beyond any one technology or program.

We can attract new businesses and jobs in fast-growing industries through tax incentives, incubators, zoning tools and CUNY partnerships.

If we want to get diabetes under control, we have to get our diets under control.

New York can be a national leader on LGBTQ+ rights and protections.

As an 18-year-old, I learned a valuable lesson when I attempted to cut costs and pumped leaded gas into my first car - a car that required unleaded gas only. It did not take long before I realized the gravity of my error.

If we truly are the greatest city in the greatest country on Earth, we cannot fail those facing the greatest need.

The refusal to snitch out of a pathological hatred for police is nothing new.

We have to root out the weeds of hate and ensure it doesn't choke away the healthy flowers of diversity in our borough, city, and state.