Political Quotes

“I would like to take a few moments in the Senate to pay tribute to a remarkable woman. Maggie Daley served with dignity and grace for 22 years as Chicago's first lady. She died on Thanksgiving evening after a nearly decade-long struggle with breast cancer. She was at home, surrounded by her loving family. There is a sad but fitting poignancy to the date. People in Chicago and far beyond have so many reasons to be thankful for the life of this exceptional woman. Maggie Daley was an adopted daughter of Chicago, but no native- born Chicagoan could have loved the city more or served it better. Last May, as her husband Rich prepared to step down as Chicago's mayor, the Chicago Tribune wrote an article about what Maggie Daley meant to Chicago. The first paragraph put it well: ``There has never been and may never be a Chicago first lady of greater impact, influence and inspiration than Maggie Daley.'' Maggie was smart, funny, tireless, amazingly modest, and deeply compassionate. She was also a very private person. Yet she still managed to touch the lives of so many people. The love Chicagoans feel for Maggie Daley was reflected in the faces of the people who waited in a line over a block long, in the rain, this last Sunday, to attend her wake at the Chicago Cultural Center--incidentally, a building which she worked hard to restore. I stood in that line and talked to many people.…”