Top 34 Quotes by Jane Byrne

In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to study, and possibly implement.

There is always a testing of the new kid on the block in politics.

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

For my part, I plan to work out a fair and adequate redistribution of city services to all city neighborhoods.

In my family I was never known as the fighter, like I became all of a sudden.

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

But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.

If those communities are left to decay, this city will decay.

As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that it's a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building.

Chicago kept industry, attracted new business, became the center for convention trade and transportation.