Anthony Foxx Quotes

American - Politician Born: April 30, 1971

Whether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian. Anthony Foxx

Car, Ride, Day, Live, City, Small

The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve. Anthony Foxx

Reality, Planning, Transportation, About

Passengers want options, and when they have options, like passenger rail, they choose them. Anthony Foxx

Choose, Want, Like, Them, Options, Rail

Everywhere I go, I see incredible examples of communities that have a vision for transportation and how it will impact the quality of life, mobility, economics and opportunity. Anthony Foxx

Life, Opportunity, Vision, Quality, See

We know no one is perfect, but what we cannot tolerate, what we will never accept, is a person or company that knows dangers exists and says nothing - literally, silence can kill. Anthony Foxx

Silence, Perfect, Person, Know, Accept

It is unacceptable for passengers to be stranded in planes on the tarmac for hours on end. Anthony Foxx

End, Hours, Stranded, Passengers, Planes

The key word for transportation in the 21st is 'choice.' Anthony Foxx

Choice, Key, Transportation, Word

No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government. Anthony Foxx

Dreams, People, Government, Right, More

I think public service is a calling and you do it as long as the things that brought you into the office can continue getting you up in the morning and as long as there's still work to get done. Anthony Foxx

Work, Morning, Service, Think, You, Long

Bridges and roads take years to build, but too often, states and communities haven't known if funding will be there for them more than a few months at a time. Anthony Foxx

Time, Roads, Bridges, Will, Build, More

The rapid increase in the production and transportation of crude oil requires additional vigilance for the continued safe movement of this commodity. Anthony Foxx

Transportation, Oil, Safe, Movement

Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas. Anthony Foxx

Great, Innovation, Smart, People, Ideas

I was in Nashville, Tennessee, and I saw - we talk about crumbling bridges - I saw one, concrete literally falling onto the underpass below, threatening auto traffic. Anthony Foxx

Bridges, Traffic, Talk, Concrete, About

Who someone loves should never be an issue at work or anyplace else. Anthony Foxx

Work, Someone, Never, Who, Issue, Should

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents. Anthony Foxx

Mom, Born, Single, Grandparents, Her

I aspire to be useful. Anthony Foxx

Find a place where you add value to a community. Anthony Foxx

Community, Value, You, Place, Find, Add

People are sitting in traffic longer, and the types of solutions that are needed to relieve that congestion are ones that are paid for by the Highway Trust Fund. Anthony Foxx

Trust, People, Sitting, Traffic, Highway

As we look at a future where we're going to have to double our freight capacity, how do you create a freight system that's integrated across the country when you have 50 different freight systems that are built one state at a time? Anthony Foxx

Future, Time, Look, You, Country, Create

I've seen Congress do some remarkable things within a short period of time. Anthony Foxx

Time, Short, Some, Things, Congress

I know well the opportunities and the challenges of maintaining and improving infrastructure and providing good transportation choices. Anthony Foxx

Good, Challenges, Choices, Opportunities

There is no such thing as a Democratic or Republican road, bridge, port, airfield or rail system. Anthony Foxx

Road, Bridge, Republican, System, Port

A lot of people in the technology space love the idea of a solving a problem. Anthony Foxx

Love, Technology, People, Problem, Space

Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back. Anthony Foxx

Book, Government, Back, Sometimes, See

Local transit agencies have developed apps to let you know when the next bus is coming, but there are so many more applications that can be done. Anthony Foxx

You, Know, Bus, Done, Next, More

Even one heatstroke death is one too many because every death caused by leaving a child unattended in a hot car is 100 percent avoidable. Anthony Foxx

Car, Death, Hot, Child, Leaving, Because

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