Famous Quotes & Sayings

Christine Lahti

Also, I thought the writing, on Chicago Hope in particular, was far superior to a lot of the feature-film scripts that I had been getting anyway.

Fred Armisen

I lived in Chicago, but the music I was inspired by was from D. C.

George Stigler

In 1958, I came to Chicago where I have remained.

Frank Gehry

Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible.

Jose Contreras

I dedicate this to Chicago, ... This is for the fans of Chicago who have waited so long. I know they deserve it because they've stood by me when I was pitching bad.

Daniel Barenboim

I can't stand going out to one more dinner with some Mrs. So-and-So who might leave a million dollars to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when she dies.

Ice is pretty expensive, but it's a lot more expensive in Chicago or Detroit than it is here. So, we can get a lot more ice time, and they can practice more.

I am very proud and honored to be given the opportunity to lead the Chicago Fire organization in the future.

Jim Gaffigan

I grew up 45 minutes outside of Chicago.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

I did see 'Les Miz' and I thought it was just incredible. Totally incredible. I love 'Chicago,' too.

Ozzie Guillen

Enjoy it. Enjoy it. Have a great time, ... Don't get too crazy in the street. Be careful. I know people are going wild right now. ... Feel proud about this team. Feel proud about what we did. I know what we want to do, but I think Chicago fans should feel real proud.

Ozzie Guillen

El Duque has a year left on his contract with Chicago and hopefully in that year we can make the most of him because he's a winner and knows what he needs to do on the mound.

Every record, you want it to be different, and you write differently in different cities. We wrote a song in Spain, we wrote a song in Chicago ... and when you write lyrics on the road they tend to be more psychedelic.

Thomas Frank

As it happens, Chicago is the nation's leader in municipal privatization efforts. That's right: The city that conservatives portray as the citadel of the power-grabbing, government-growing left has been selling itself off in pieces for years. It signed a 99-year lease for the Chicago Skyway, a toll road in the city's South Side, back in 2005.

Mike Quigley

Whether I'm reading a national publication or one of my local Chicago newspapers, I don't need to turn too many pages before I stumble upon another scandal. Not only do ethics violations deteriorate the public trust, but they also disrupt and undermine legitimate debate and policy.

Mike Richter

We are a polite people. You'll find Chicago to be a very friendly town. There won't be anything physical, but you can expect a little verbal harassment coming your way.

Ryan Gomes

I've been playing since '93 so that's the game I play the most, ... I make sure I get it every year. It was on Genesis in '93, '94 and '95. That's when you could get Walter Payton; you could get Chicago '85, no problem. You couldn't tackle 'Sweetness.'

Joe Crede

I've never had my hair cut in Chicago before.

Jim Murray

Things seem to favor Chicago right now. They're able to set up their pitching rotation the way they want, which puts them in good shape.

You can't do the level we are doing by just having these niche demographics of strictly gay or female. You can see in the suburbs of Los Angeles, New York and Chicago where you have lots of straights and married couples going.

John Paxson

We're very happy that we have come to terms with Tyson and that he will remain a member of the Chicago Bulls, ... Tyson's play last season was an important factor to our success and we hope to take the next step forward with Tyson being a major contributor to our team.

Neil Gaiman

Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine.

Joey Bishop

I love Chicago. I got on a bus and asked the driver, Do you go to the Loop? He said, No, I go beep-beep!

Chris Shelton

He's nasty. That's why the Yankees went and got him and that's why Chicago has him now. He's going to be huge for them in the playoffs.

Mike Johnston

He's not saying there will be six more weeks of winter in Chicago or Philadelphia or Cleveland, but there will be somewhere.

I consider Iowa football like I consider the Chicago Cubs. Cubs fans are always there, and we're the same way here.

I loved theater growing up, and my mom always took us to the touring productions that would come through town. We would go to Chicago all the time and see shows. I loved it.

I'm sure our guys were disappointed about not being in the playoffs, but I don't think it reflected in our play. They gave an honest effort, but just didn't play as well as we've been playing. But let's give Chicago some credit because they made some big shots.

Tony Stewart

I'm thoroughly convinced that the man laying on the slab in the Chicago morgue was John Dillinger.

Matt Clement

I'm motivated because I'm pitching in a big game, ... The Chicago factor, with all due respect, doesn't faze me other than I know where I'm at, I'm in a comfortable spot as far as getting something to eat tonight.

Tony Danza

I know this sounds funny, but in many ways the lack of good time slots in some key markets like Chicago was a favor in disguise.

I liked what he had to say about where the team is going and what is going on in Chicago. And Chicago has always been one of my favorite cities.

Herculez Gomez

I'm pretty sure Chicago played on the same field we did.