In Philadelphia, our public safety, poverty reduction, health and economic development all start with education. We cant grow the middle class if we dont give our kids the tools they need to innovate and invent. – Michael Nutter
I think there is a big difference between expressing the pain and anger that many African Americans and other people of color may feel versus language that I think now crosses the line and goes into hate. – Michael Nutter
Mayors could never get away with the kind of nonsense that goes on in Washington. In our world, you either picked up the trash or you didnt. You either moved an abandoned car or you didnt. You either filled a pothole or you didnt. Thats what we do every day. And we know how to get this stuff done. – Michael Nutter
A father is a person whos around, participating in a childs life. Hes a teacher who helps to guide and shape and mold that young person, someone for that young person to talk to, to share with, their ups and their downs, their fears and their concerns. – Michael Nutter