Eric Adams Quotes

Eric Adams

Profession : Politician

Birth : September 1, 1960

Left unchecked, diabetes can have a devastating impact on your body and can lead to blindness, heart disorder, kidney failure, limb amputation, as well as the possibility of lifelong dialysis.

Eric Adams

Just as gas is to a car, the food we eat is our fuel. The quality and type of that food will determine how well our bodies run.

Eric Adams

High school and college students can show shelter residents how to fill out the forms to get their Social Security cards, driver's licenses, and other documents needed for education and employment.

Eric Adams

As a frequent rider of the subway myself, I cannot count the number of times I have had to personally intercede in a physical or verbal altercation, whether on the platform or in a subway car.

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An increased police presence is not a panacea for our subway safety issues, but it's a step in the right direction.

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Transparency in government also includes transparency in health care and hospitals.

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New York can be a national leader on LGBTQ+ rights and protections.

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Young people have always established themselves in an anti-establishment way - I don't care if it's wearing long hair, wearing bell bottoms, wearing miniskirts. But there was always an adult that said, 'Cut your hair, make that skirt longer.' There was always a way to correct it, and that's the role of our schools.

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In school, we learn that we don't yell out, we wait. You raise your hand and wait for your chance.

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School is more than ABCs and 123s. It's the beginning of developing how to interact in a social setting.

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The refusal to snitch out of a pathological hatred for police is nothing new.

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I served in the NYPD for 22 years, and I can vividly recall trying to extract information from people who refused to cooperate.

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Someone who decides to turn in a violent criminal isn't a snitch; they're a hero.

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The real repercussions of a permanent criminal record - some lose their jobs, their housing, even their families - can go far beyond the primary policing objective.

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My law enforcement experience has showed me first-hand the violent and psychologically scarring impact that can result from the series of dominoes that fall after an otherwise law-abiding citizen fails to pay a summons for a quality-of-life offense on time.

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If we truly are the greatest city in the greatest country on Earth, we cannot fail those facing the greatest need.

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As we change our systems of voting, there will always be an adjustment period and any adjustments require robust educational campaigns.

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We police in America in communities of color and economically challenging community, we police based on the behavior of the numerical minority that is committing crime. That small percentage of people who commit crimes in a community becomes the methods that's used for the entire community.

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Police have two rights that even the president does not have, the right to take liberty and to take life. Those are dear to America. And we must ensure that the highest level of scrutiny and standard goes to anyone who is given that right.

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