Quotes by Carol Schwartz

“In my case, the lead and water issue made me support this even more.”

“This is a total smoke-free bill, not a compromise that would balance the various interests I had hoped for.”

“I dont like it, either. But there are 200 [non-smoking] venues in the city I can choose so that I dont have to be around it.”

“People will stay home or go where they can smoke. Our competition is a five minute Metro ride away.”

“Our competition is only a five minute metro ride or a 10 minute drive away.”

“It would very much depend who is mayor. If I was mayor -- and Im not running, by the way -- I would exempt everybody because I think there will be hardships. Others would give no waivers.”

“I really felt all along we should have been involved, and was taken aback that we were not. I think they were looking to avoid the council. I would have much preferred to be involved in the process than to look like a naysayer now.”

“I always thought baseball would be good for the city, just not at any cost.”