We had a branding problem. We have allowed ourselves to be branded by our tragedies. If you said 'Oklahoma City,' chances are the next word out of yo…

- Mick Cornett

When you have a lot of construction going on, it sends a message of vitality that builds up consumer confidence. It gets people to spend money when t…

- Mick Cornett

We did such a great job of creating the interstate highway system in Oklahoma City that we don't have traffic congestion. You can actually get a spee…

- Mick Cornett

Donald Trump is in a partisan election, so he views the role differently than Mitch Landrieu and I who are are trying to lead our cities in a biparti…

- Mick Cornett

The spoiled superstar brat wouldn't get far in Oklahoma City. We're very value-conscious. Our city was settled in a land run. Those 10,000 people wer…

- Mick Cornett

The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and m…

- Mick Cornett

If your city's being populated by highly educated twentysomething s with choices, you're probably going to succeed.

- Mick Cornett

It is not OK for anyone to be obese. There needs to be a cultural shift.

- Mick Cornett

I've never seen a tornado and I've lived in Oklahoma City basically my whole life. It's not like we're infested with them on a continual basis. But y…

- Mick Cornett