Quotes by Anthony Adams

“You can never be too slow when you try to deal with public safety, because as weve seen in other historic periods where weve cut dramatically the size of the police force, theres been a concomitant increase ... in crime, ... You cant compromise public safety.”

“All the departments were brought in and they were given an overview in terms of what we would need from them in order to make the process work, ... They are analyzing what their cut is in order to maintain the police and fire department levels.”

“Now they got me out there in the package,”

“But its looking like Im just opening it up for (quarterback Tim Rattay), ... because I dont think hes going to pass it to me.”

“[Detroit Deputy Mayor Anthony Adams largely concurs.] I think they actually have a pretty good relationship, ... I think as with any strong leaders, youre going to have points of contention where they are going to express their strengths. That doesnt mean they dont respect one another.”

“They continue to say the city is teetering on the brink of financial disaster. Quite frankly it?s inappropriate, because we are not.”

“He was just such a funny guy.”

“Parking, traffic, those are issues tied to urban life. Its not necessarily a bad thing, ... I dont know how a merchant can think theres too much traffic.”

“We must maintain our competitive advantage on commerce traffic.”

“The city is huge. Humongous buildings. I was really surprised.”