Harold Washington/mayor of Chicago 1983%e2%80%931987

Famous quotes containing the words washington, mayor and/or chicago:

    “The government is huge, stupid, greedy and makes nosy, officious and dangerous intrusions into the smallest corners of life—this much we can stand. But the real problem is that government is boring. We could cure or mitigate the other ills Washington visits on us if we could only bring ourselves to pay attention to Washington itself. But we cannot.”
    —P.J. (Patrick Jake)

    “when Mrs Kindhead comes to collect for the Community Chest
    grab her and tell her There are unfavorable omens in the sky!
    And when the mayor comes to get my vote tell him
    When are you going to stop people killing whales!”
    —Gregory Corso (b. 1930)

    “Must we really see Chicago in order to be educated?”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)