Chicago Quotes - page 3

I'm from Chicago, my family started a chain of movie theaters in Chicago that were around for 70 years and then one of them became the head of Paramount and the other was the head of production at MGM and we all came out of Chicago. (Bob Balaban)
It wasn't until I left that I realised it's not weird to grow up in certain cities and, by the age of 27 or 28, for all of your friends to still be alive. I can think of a lot of kids that I knew in Chicago who were supposed to grow up but didn't. View quote
Chance the Rapper
I was perfectly satisfied with the West Side of Chicago when I was in knickerbockers. I hope it was with me. View quote
Charles Comiskey
I am in the Chicago Carpenters Union. They are huge supporters of mine and of MMA. View quote
Clay Guida
I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago, which was a lot like Boston. View quote
Dennis Eckersley
That first year in Chicago was one of the most memorable in my career. Getting traded rejuvenated me, and I had something to prove. I wanted to show them what I could do. View quote
Dennis Eckersley
I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically Chicago is my home. View quote
Dennis Farina
Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas. View quote
Dennis Franz
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, the color of my skin and my rather peculiar background as an Ethiopian immigrant delineated the border of my life and friendships. I learned quickly how to stand alone. View quote
Dinaw Mengestu
I think Chicago people are very special people, and the Midwest's confluence of East Coast-meets-Midwest sensibilities had to, on a formative level, inform me as an artist and an actor. In that sense, it had to have helped me. View quote
Daniel Sunjata
I just know that I could never spend a winter in Chicago or some place like that. I'm just not a cold weather person. (Emily Robison)
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? View quote
Fisher Stevens
I am back in Los Angeles after a very successful run in Chicago as Billy Flynn. View quote
Greg Evigan
My uncle was the town drunk - and we lived in Chicago. View quote
George Gobel
My own interest in basic aspects of electron transfer between metal complexes became active only after I came to the University of Chicago in 1946. View quote
Henry Taube
But when I go to Chicago, I know I'm home. View quote
Hank Sauer
I went to the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago. View quote
Harvey Korman
Ethnic life in the United States has become a sort of contest like baseball in which the blacks are always the Chicago Cubs. View quote
Ishmael Reed
Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago. View quote
Jane Byrne
I am here before you tonight to dedicate this administration to bringing a new renaissance of neighborhood life and community spirit, a renewal of confidence in the future of our city and a revival of opportunity for all Chicago. View quote
Jane Byrne
I have been robbed of three million dollars all told. Everyone today is playing my stuff and I don't even get credit. Kansas City style, Chicago style, New Orleans style hell, they're all Jelly Roll style. (Jelly Roll Morton)
I have a place in Chicago and I get there as much as I can... The city is so unbelievably beautiful. It's one of the greatest cities on the planet. My heart beats differently when I'm in Chicago. It slows down and I feel more at ease. View quote
Jeremy Piven
I grew up in Los Angeles, and I've made movies all over the world... I've been in New York, Norway, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, London - I've been in all these cities, shooting away in the winter, thinking, 'People who choose to live here are insane.' View quote
John Landis
Some of the best cooks that I've cooked with, whether it's in New York or Chicago or even here in Philadelphia, are actually Ecuadorians. And there's something about their palates that really just inspires me, and has a really deep sense of flavor. View quote
Jose Garces
I was a mime. Im not kidding. I went to Northwestern University and they have a mime company, so we did a lot of training and then a lot of mime shows around Chicago. View quote
Kerry Bishe