Chicago Quotes - Page 3

When I went south in the 1960s, I knew I could die. If I went down there and did what I did up in Chicago and made all of those hatin' white folks laugh, then I would have been defeated.

Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the world

I can't stand being in Chicago anymore and hearing the Brahms Violin Concerto in the elevator. Because that shows me that when they come to the concert hall they listen to it in the same way.

The best food is in Chicago. There are great restaurants everywhere, from fancy places to burger joints.

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds worse.

I grew up in Chicago, so I've always been a Bears fan.

In the evenings I studied chemistry at the University of Chicago, the weekends I helped in the family store.

But I like being nasty. I like being cranky. Especially if it's a cold day in Chicago, it's nice to just take it out on Kyle, because he's so easy to scream at, you know?

Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.

They have vilified me, they have crucified me - yes, they have even criticized me!

Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.

The Chicago Symphony is considered the greatest orchestra in the world.

You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner.

But when I go to Chicago, I know I'm home.

Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation.

Gorgeous day here in Chicago. Sure is better than Canada.

Germany was the cause of Hitler as much as Chicago is responsible for the Chicago Tribune.

The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come back to act in Chicago. My wife and I just bought a condo downtown, and I want to do theater.

The last job I applied for was to be a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority in 1957.

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about.

And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the other planets.

No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.

You feel like an ant contemplating Chicago.

Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values.

Chicago was a town where nobody could forget how the money was made. It was picked up from floors still slippery with blood.