I don't think that politics attracts the best and the brightest of America. It doesn't attract the most sincere people.

The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don't acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.

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.

It took a long time for me to convince my staff people to leave me unscheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 everyday. And I need to do that as mayor. I need to schedule accessibility time.

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.

Whatever people say about America, it is still one of the most wonderful countries in the world, despite the politics, religion and everything else that goes on.