Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Shirley Franklin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Shirley Franklin.
Last updated on November 22, 2024.
Shirley Franklin

Shirley Clarke Franklin is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 58th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2002 to 2010. She currently serves as a member on the board of directors for both Delta Air Lines and Mueller Water Products.

We should try to achieve things for ourselves and not rely on former or past family glories with which we have no connection but the arbitrary nature of our birth. — © Shirley Franklin
We should try to achieve things for ourselves and not rely on former or past family glories with which we have no connection but the arbitrary nature of our birth.
That's what I love about being mayor. Even if the problem is getting the cat out of the tree - from that to the biggest problem, you're in charge. No ambiguity. Leaders lead.
I'm five-foot-something, sixty years old; I'm not much of a physical threat to anybody.
When you are an executive, my friends, that is not leadership.
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