You tend to meet on a more regular basis with people in your industry, and reality being what it is, you tend to meet with them at the particular level that you occupy; so that develops a fraternity relationship.
Mine has been a concern for the people, a concern to maintain stability, a concern to get people working together racially, ethnically, rich and poor - all segments of the city.
What I would like to be remembered for is that Walter Washington changed the spirit of the people of this city, that he came in as mayor when there was hate and greed and misunderstanding among our people and the races were polarized.
Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.
The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
The poorest people are the sweetest people.
When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going.
If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.
Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that's their gift.
Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
I do like to shock and surprise people. When it's all in good fun, of course.
Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money.
Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.