Cook Quotes 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…

— 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…

— Richard M. Daley

The more killing and homicides you have, the more havoc it prevents.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— Richard M. Daley

And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected for a third time.

— 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!…

— 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…

— Richard M. Daley

If you cut funding to libraries, you cut the lifeblood of our communities.

— Richard M. Daley