American Quote by William M. Daley

You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand.

— William M. Daley

In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with…

— William M. Daley

Lots of people throw around phrases of 'no-fly zone,' and they talk about it as though it's just a game - a video game…

— William M. Daley

There is no question of the benefits that opening a market of a billion people will bring to American businesses. But as I said…

— William M. Daley

There are 14 Cabinet spots, and God only knows how many hundreds of people want them.

— William M. Daley

The Microsoft actions announced today are exactly the kinds of industry initiatives we need. Microsoft is using its resources to bring real privacy protection…

— William M. Daley

The Republican establishment's 2008 embrace of Palin set an irresponsibly low bar. Coincidence or not, a batch of nonsense-spewing, hard-right candidates quickly followed, often…

— William M. Daley

While imperfect, the electoral college has generally served the republic well. It forces candidates to campaign in a variety of closely contested races, where…

— William M. Daley

Illinois needs a real strategy for job creation that grows the economy over the long term with high-wage jobs that rebuild the middle class.

— William M. Daley

When the manufacturing decline began in earnest in 2001, the main culprits were the offshoring of jobs to China, with which we have no…

— William M. Daley

Palin's blatant lack of competence and preparedness needs no belaboring. What's critical is that substantive, serious Republican leaders either wouldn't or couldn't declare, before…

— William M. Daley

Some people would like the world to go back to the 1950s.

— William M. Daley