Ron Oden Quotations

None of this has anything to do with me running. So, what's the real issue? What is the issue? I can't get into the minds of people.

I enjoy this arena, ... There is nothing more empowering than knowing who you are, that you are where you are supposed to be, and that you're doing what you're supposed to do. Right now, this is what I'm supposed to do, but I know ultimately there's more for me to do than this and I look forward to doing it.

First of all, I don't ever tell people how I'm going to vote on an issue. They were adamant this was bad news so I told them I'd be open to any more information they could provide. Well, I didn't get any more information.

Who knows what crises situations there might be when people are placed in that position and they're not developed? ... I'm not saying that I won't run again, but I'd have to feel something really, really special in order to stay.

I think it's extremely important that we get these property owners to the table because I'd hate to see somebody build something that nullifies the whole plan just because they don't like something about it.

The convention center itself is not going to be a cure-all for this city, ... But you're already seeing more retail stores coming into the city, bringing new sales taxes, and new homes being built and bringing in more tax revenues. This is all going to make a difference.

I know where I shop and I know almost everyone over there on a first-name basis. These people are my supporters and they let me know that on a daily basis.

We're really not as interested in competing with other parts of the valley as we are with competing against those other cities,