57 Quotes by Mike Royko

Contrary to popular belief. It's much wiser to take money from the poor than the rich.

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.

Reagan's approach will achieve one of the basic goals of the conservative: Things remain basically the same. The rich stay rich and the poor stay poor, or even a little poorer.

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.

God tipped the country and all the fruits and nuts rolled west.

Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right.

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.

When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero.

Hollywood likes to boast that it can elevate the national conscience.