Betsy Hodges

Philosophically, I don't believe in public funding for private sports.

Donald Trump is out to destroy people's lives, and he's trying to take our democracy down. That is something we can fight with everything we've got, but having compassion for one another while we do it is going to get us a lot further.

I am very clear with people that I am willing and able to make tough choices, and I will do that.

Being deliberate in decisionmaking isn't always flashy, but it does get results.

Together we are bigger than the sum of our parts.

As mayor in an executive position, I have to dress more like an executive, which has been delightful.

Rightly or wrongly, as a woman in politics, you're being judged for what you're wearing, and people are paying attention to that more than they do with men.

As mayor, I'm charged with a big-picture agenda.

I am very aware that I married up, and I'm lucky for it every day.

My mother's first career was physical therapy, her second was writer, and her third career was president of an organic fertilizer company. And she's driven a tank.

In Minneapolis, we believe in connection, not alienation. We believe in compassion, not indifference. We believe in love, but we are not timid.

I find that if I don't have enough physical activity in life, I don't do as well with anything else in my life. It's stress relief; it's good health. It's fun. It's alone time, for the most part.