Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have done over many, many years and where we are today and the commitment by the business community, the commitment by the not-for-profit community - all… — Richard M. Daley Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected for a third time. — Richard M. Daley Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
If you cut funding to libraries, you cut the lifeblood of our communities. — Richard M. Daley Copy Share
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… — Richard M. Daley Copy Share
Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it? — Richard M. Daley Copy Share
So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, 'Why are we here? We can go someplace else… — Richard M. Daley Copy Share
