Top 55 Park Won-soon Quotes

Touring Seoul is like an onion that you keep peeling away layer after layer.

If we discover niche services that have been overlooked in our society, we can create many jobs for the unemployed, retired and young people.

Seoul will do what it can do, such as letting citizens participate in cutting energy use or in producing more of their own energy. This is how we can thwart the increase in nuclear plants.

For me personally, it is one of my biggest priorities to build a sustainable city that can respond properly to the climate change.

We will work as if the PyeongChang Olympics is jointly hosted by Gangwon Province and Seoul.

There are many challenges ahead, and one of the most important ones I face is ensuring the future sustainability of our city.

We believe open data helps citizens have a better understanding about Seoul’s policies and motivates them to join the city government’s efforts.

The answer is always at the site of the problem.

When foreign tourists come to Seoul, they will likely want to experience the city more. The city combines past, present and future landscapes that cannot be found elsewhere.

Seoul is ready to share with the world proof that local actions can achieve global vision.

I want to start with small but definitive change; the big picture is too abstract.

The Seoul city government has been cooperating with the central government to stabilize the housing market, and we plan to brainstorm all possible ways with the government to better counter the issue.

Urban planning should be done with the mindset that we are determining the city’s fabric for 100 years to come.

We will strengthen crackdown on illegal renovations and enforce a restitution of large-scale development gains to better stabilize the real estate market.

Seoul will co-operate with the national government so that the 2032 Summer Olympics become something more than a sports festival – an opportunity to change the fate of the Korean Peninsula.

Our respect for culture and diversity and arts is very low because we only focused on building the economy. But now as we have reached modernization… many citizens can display their potential for arts and culture and I believe that’s why Psy has become so popular.

Coronavirus is constantly attacking society’s vulnerable classes and spaces. We must shake off the fantasy that we can go back to the past we were accustomed to.

It is not easy, but young people have to learn languages.

It may sound like showing off, but I am good in communications and in creating harmony.

Transparency increases credibility and accountability.

The parties are all trying to reinvent themselves. I believe this upheaval is destined to take the country’s fate into a different direction.

I never intended to become an opposition political leader. Perhaps the government wants to raise me up into one.

I’m always trying to invite citizens to participate in the process of public decision-making.

Seoul citizens are becoming the owners of solar power plants by directly participating in solar generation through installation of mini solar photovoltaic, energy cooperative activities, or raising solar funds.

Korea remains in a very difficult position, politically, diplomatically and economically. Thus, it is very important to strike a balance with global powers. How well balanced Korea will be will determine what kind of roles we could play in the future.

I disagree with those who say welfare is a waste of money. It’s a good means to creating new jobs.

Seoul will strictly limit the total greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and expand the construction of zero-energy buildings.

Gwanghwamun Square will be reborn as one for people.

Citizens are the energy of Seoul.

It is necessary to diversify or improve the role of Gimpo airport.

I oppose discrimination against homosexuals, but I do not support them, either.

What we have to learn from Singapore is multiculturalism or clearly having the aspect of a global city.

I understand that some people are angry about taxi services. A taxi fare hike should be accompanied by better customer service.

Getting access to diverse civilizations should be easy, and languages are the gateway to that.

I believe in building a peaceful world that is also a safe place for animals.

As politics is not subtraction but addition, those who share views and ideas need to join forces and they have to cooperate with political opponents even after they win an election.

I think that continuity is the most important way to create a city that functions properly and has a competitive edge in the international era.

I believe investing in welfare is an investment in the future and in people.

I want to make a city that can run smoothly with anyone in charge, even without a mayor in place.

Yongsan Garrison is an important venue representing Korea’s modern history which will be preserved.

Most of the job on DDP was already done by the time I became mayor. So was Gwanghwamun Square, described by many architects as the city’s worst architectural creation, and the new city hall. I did not think that redoing them would be the right approach as that would only create new problems.

In the journey to peace and to reunification, I always emphasize that we are not climbing just one mountain, we are climbing a range of mountains and, of course in this process, we will face a lot of difficulties. However, peace will be settled and the two Koreas will achieve reunification.

We need to put priority on addressing issues related to people’s daily lives and their economic hardships.

Sometimes even my old friends are against me. But it’s important to face your opposition and hear them out.

Politicians have been the primary hurdle to reforms, and corruption is the center of the problem.

Each city has strengths. Cities should be developed with their own individuality and characteristics.

After the 1970s, we accomplished economic development rapidly. But the side effect of that was high stress levels or the gap between the rich and poor. And these issues call on me to focus on the welfare and quality of life of the citizens.

We hope that the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates will help us to promote Seoul as a symbol of peace beyond war and division in order to attract global attention to peace on the Korean Peninsula.

As do most Koreans, Seoul residents consider the uncertainty related to housing to be the biggest threat to their livelihoods.

Blockchain is an innovative technology with the power to change society and is gaining the world’s attention as a technology to enhance the competitiveness of the urban economy.

Transparency and accountability must be restored in politics.

It’s in the hands of activists to expand the universal concept of human rights to include homosexuals. Once they persuade the people, the politicians will follow.

By solving housing and childcare problems, we will achieve a society where each person can properly invest in their development and realize their full potential.

Seoul is becoming a global city.

When we travel to other countries, the Internet speed is so much slower. So I think in terms of technology, 5G and Internet speed, Korea has an absolute advantage over other countries.