Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline.

If we are to succeed, we must recognize that the community redevelopment is not solely the rehabilitation of housing, or putting a mall in the business strips.

The Chicago Symphony is considered the greatest orchestra in the world.

Our universities and museums are respected around the country.

Politics never takes a holiday in Chicago.

I accept that responsibility and ask only that I be judged by my performance as its chief executive.

But I am committed to keeping this city a strong and viable center for commerce and industry, for continuing to make it a place of opportunity for its citizens.

The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs.

City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference.

Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.

In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone, however.

You are young, and rich, and have friends, and at such an age I know it is hard to die!

When you're lost, admit it, and ask for directions.

Heroes make us smile because they not only rescue us outwardly, but inwardly too.

Don't be a pepper on the eyes of people

The accusation that I am a woman is incontrovertible.

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not discovered any continuous employment for man's nobler faculties.

You're more likely to vote Democratic if you hate Republicans than if you love Democrats, and vice versa.

Donald Trump has taken over the Republican Party. He's transformed the Republican Party.

Grief is no more necessary when we understand death than fear is necessary when we understand flying.

My boyfriend suggested I write two pages a day. He wouldn't take me out if I hadn't done my two pages. That's how I wrote my second novel.