Mike Royko was a Chicago institution who became, in Jimmy Breslin's words, "the best journalist of his time." He knew Chicago and its cast of colorful characters and brought them to life. He was a very popular columnist who knew what was happening in the city. Some of his well know quotes below:
Quotes From Royko
I never went to a John Wayne movie to find a philosophy to live by or to absorb a profound message. I went for the simple pleasure of spending a couple of hours seeing the bad guys lose.
The subject of criminal rehabilitation was debated recently in City Hall. It's an appropriate place for this kind of discussion because the city has always employed so many ex-cons and future cons.
Contrary to popular belief. It's much wiser to take money from the poor than the rich.
Forty years ago, we were on the tail of the Front Page era. There was a different point of view. Reporters and editors were more forgiving of public people. They didn't think they had to stick someone in jail to make a career.
Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right.
Hollywood is right. A good and strong movie can have a more powerful social impact than any and all political speeches or newspaper editorials and columns.
Hollywood likes to boast that it can elevate the national conscience.
When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero.
Whether one eats a cat or not is a personal choice, and I don't want to sway anyone one way or another. But if you do, there is one obvious cooking tip: Always remember to remove the bell from the cat's collar before cooking.
He wrote Boss, a book about Mayor Richard J. Daley. You can imagine how well that was received by Hizzoner DaMayer.
Books by Royko
- Royko, Mike (1967). Up Against It. H. Regnery.
- Royko, Mike (1968). I May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It. H. Regnery.
- Royko, Mike (1971). Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago (Plume reprint ed.). ISBN 0-452-26167-8.
- Royko, Mike (1973). Slats Grobnik and Some Other Friends. Popular Library. ISBN 978-0-525-20495-4.
- Royko, Mike (1983). Sez Who? Sez Me (reprint ed.). Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-30896-X.
- Royko, Mike (1985). Like I Was Sayin (reprint ed.). Jove Books. ISBN 0-515-08416-6.
- Royko, Mike (1989). Dr. Kookie, You're Right (EP Dutton ed.). ISBN 0-525-24813-7.
- Royko, Mike (2000). One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko. The University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-73072-7. With a Foreword by Studs Terkel. Three columns excerpted from the book.
- Royko, Mike (2001). For the Love of Mike: More of the Best of Mike Royko. The University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-73073-5. With a Foreword by Roger Ebert. Four columns excerpted from the book.
- Royko, Mike (2010). Early Royko: Up Against It in Chicago. The University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-73077-6. Unknown parameter
|http://books.google.com/books?id=ignored (help) A reprint of Up Against It with a Foreword by Rick Kogan - Royko, Mike (2010). Royko in Love: Mike's Letters to Carol. The University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-73078-3. Edited by David Royko. A website for the book.
Mike Royko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Royko
Mike Royko, One More Time: The Best of Mike Royko, excerpt
www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/730719.html
For the Love of Mike: More of the Best of Mike Royko, excerpt
www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/730735.html
I Like Mike - Slate Magazine
www.slate.com/articles/technology/the_browser/.../i_like_mike.html
Mike Royko Quotes - BrainyQuote
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mike_royko.html
Mike Royko on Gun Control - The 312 - December 2012 - Chicago
www.chicagomag.com/Chicago.../The.../Mike-Royko-on-Gun-Control/
Mike Royko news, photos and video - chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/topic/arts.../mike-royko-PECLB004203.topic
Mike Royko - Illinois Periodicals Online
www.lib.niu.edu/2001/ihy011215.html
Mike Royko, the Voice of the Working Class, Dies at 64 - New York ...
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Amazon.com: Mike Royko: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks ...
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