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31 quotes by Richard M. Daley

Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is a former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and was re-elected five times until declining to run for a seventh term. At 22 years, he was the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his father, Richard J. Daley. Mayor Daley took over the Chicago Public Schools, developed tourism, oversaw the construction of Millennium Park, increased environmental efforts and...
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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... →

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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.

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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... →

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The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even if... →

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Why should a city be mandated to do something by the federal government or state government without the money to do it?

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I don't fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they're former Chicagoans anyway.

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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... →

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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 only the... →

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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 two... →

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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 my decision. It's... →

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There has been loss of steel manufacturing. Those people need jobs. Where you have to build the third airport is where people are. So you're... →

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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 use their... →

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That's an economic development program in the metropolitan area. If they don't see that, and you don't get these things done, then... →

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