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title: "2 Across Quotes By Richard M. Daley"
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> [I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on across the state, not just in Chicago. It affects the middle class. It pushes people down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/i-think-the-state-has-some-serious-problems-just-look-at-the-layoffs/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

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> [You have nothing coming into a major metropolitan area to relocate or locate your business and employees. And you can go across the country and you'll see that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/you-have-nothing-coming-into-a-major-metropolitan-area-to-relocate-or/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

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## Other authors on Across

## More by Richard M. Daley

> [We're competing against other great cities: Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. That's why it's important that we all join together on the final…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/we-re-competing-against-other-great-cities-madrid-rio-de-janeiro-and/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of Mayors, and to community leaders, Congress, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/i-ve-reached-out-to-other-mayors-throughout-the-united-states-to-form/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [The more killing and homicides you have, the more havoc it prevents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/the-more-killing-and-homicides-you-have-the-more-havoc-it-prevents/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the business. They do business all over the country. Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/alcohol-and-drug-addiction-are-problems-and-we-should-use-outside/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family to begin the next phase of our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/i-ve-given-it-my-all-i-ve-done-my-best-now-i-m-ready-with-my-family/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs to make sure you are getting them a job.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/we-also-need-people-like-social-workers-volunteers-the-christian/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's where we have to go in local government, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/i-enjoy-getting-things-done-my-philosophy-is-the-edge-the-edge-of/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative ways in city government. That's what I've done in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/i-m-one-who-demands-a-lot-from-people-i-m-not-afraid-to-look-at/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected for a third time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/and-then-for-the-first-time-in-history-a-cook-county-state-s-attorney/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [That area environmentally is a waste. You can't do anything. I don't care if the Sierra Club goes out there. It is fully polluted!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/that-area-environmentally-is-a-waste-you-can-t-do-anything-i-don-t/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need another international airport for international cargo, international travel, international…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/we-are-going-to-sign-a-treaty-with-mexico-we-are-competing/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [If you cut funding to libraries, you cut the lifeblood of our communities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/if-you-cut-funding-to-libraries-you-cut-the-lifeblood-of-our/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/in-the-coming-days-i-know-there-will-be-some-reflecting-on-my-time-as/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/why-should-a-city-be-mandated-to-do-something-by-the-federal/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

> [So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, 'Why are we here? We can go someplace else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-daley/so-you-keep-raising-these-taxes-and-all-of-a-sudden-the-business/)

[Richard M. Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-daley/)

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