Ben Wyatt

"I need to be alone right now. With my Star Trek blu-rays."

"That's what I love about these people. They're so earnest about the smallest things."

"One of my hobbies is binders. Very specific binders."

"I've been following politics since I was a kid, and I know the system works."

"That's not how government works, and frankly, it doesn't even make sense."

"We've got to earn the trust of the community one small project at a time."

"I'm just a nerd who loves history and data."

"Success means you've done something right."

"The key to good government is trust."

"I believe in the system. I believe in hard work."

"April is the best part of my day. Every day."

"You have to believe in government to work in government."

"Being a public servant means serving the public."

"I've never been as happy as when I'm obsessing over details."

"Libraries are the most important public institutions we have."

"I'm going to make the best binder anyone's ever seen."

"The work we do matters, even when it doesn't feel like it."

"I love data. I love information. I love efficiency."

"Parks aren't just for recreation. They're for community."

"Sometimes you have to believe in something even when nobody else does."

"April makes me want to be a better person."

"I'm a nerd, and I'm okay with that."

"The government works best when people work together."

"I need things to be organized or my brain explodes."

"Hard work and dedication will get you anywhere."

"I believe good people trying to do good things makes a difference."

"You can't just quit when things get hard."

"Parks are important. They bring people together."

"I don't understand how people just wing things."

"Every project deserves complete dedication and respect."