Richard M Daley

All Richard M Daley Quotes

• If you cut funding to libraries, you cut the lifeblood of our communities. Communities
• 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. All
• Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the business. They do business all over the country. Why don't… Addiction
• Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it? Cities
• So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, 'Why are we here? We can go someplace else and… Affects
• I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're former Chicagoans anyway. Along
• First National Bank laid off 1,000 people; where do they go? There are no jobs for them. So we are having serious economic problems in… Bank
• 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… Across
• It has to be because unemployment problems in northwest Indiana are similar to those in southeast Chicago. Chicago
• They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their quality of life issues, and they believed in that. But… Believed
• They really do a disservice because these men and women came out of the Depression, they came out of the war. Came
• We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need another international airport for international cargo, international travel, international businesses. Airport
• 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… All
• And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that. The elephants or donkeys are not what younger people look… Better
• And then for the first time in history a Cook County state's attorney was reelected for a third time. Attorney
• I believe the way I describe the problems in Chicago is that it's a metropolitan area. I've said that everywhere. The uneducated child is not… Area
• 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 not… Creativity
• 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 my… Afraid
• I'm the one who gets called up about a problem. I'm the one who gets called up about the street lighting and the abandoned car.… Abandoned
• 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 businesspeople.… Businesspeople
• I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a heart and a soul. Chicago has a unique spirit. Our… Business
• 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 behind… Always Believed
• My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one party made a difference in his life. That's what everybody… Bosses
• People have to be confident about their sites. We're confident, number one, because under my administration we're managing our airports better than we've ever done… Administration
• 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! You're… Area

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