546 Chicago Quotes for You to Enjoy

Coming up in Chicago, we heard a lot of blues. Curtis Mayfield

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In 1967, my mother - then Francie Weinman - graduated from Northwestern University with a degree from the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. But because she is a woman, the only television news job she could get in her hometown of Chicago was as a secretary at a network affiliate. Dana Bash

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I used to conduct the last opera in Berlin on Sunday, get on a plane on Monday to Chicago, and start a rehearsal that same night, if it was a performance week. Daniel Barenboim

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There are many wonderful orchestras in the world, but very few who have a character or personality of their own. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is one of them, and I think it very important to recognize and respect that character. Daniel Barenboim

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It was Chicago with its World's Fair which vivified the national desire for civic beauty. Daniel Burnham

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New York has a strong focus on the migration of immigrants, and there is a crime element there and even an underbelly, but Chicago is a much harder and more brazen city. David Eigenberg

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In Chicago, we love our crooks! David Mamet

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My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my business.' David Mamet

I came from a family where I felt great pressure to be financially successful, and I felt that staying in Chicago and doing theater, I was, in all likelihood, not going to find financial success. David Schwimmer

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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. Dennis Eckersley

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically Chicago is my home. Dennis Farina

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Chicago's always a friendly place to me. Dennis Farina

Me Always Chicago Friendly Place

It's not a question that people have a very negative image of Chicago. They just don't think about it. Desiree Rogers

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I grew up on the south side of Chicago, most of that time on welfare. My mother and sister and I used to live with my grandparents and various cousins. We shared a two-bedroom tenement, and the three of us slept in one of those bedrooms and had a set of bunk beds. Deval Patrick

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In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport. Dick Gregory

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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. Dinaw Mengestu

I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston. Douglas Wood

Born Chicago Up Grew Suburb

People of my generation who became photographers in the late fifties, early sixties, there were no rewards in photography. There were no museum shows. Maybe MOMA would show something, or Chicago. There were no galleries. Nobody bought photographs. Duane Michals

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Wherever you go, things change you. I mean, obviously moving to Miami and becoming part of the NBA has given me a different perspective on style than I had when I lived in Chicago or Milwaukee. Dwyane Wade

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I grew up in Chicago, and I understand what Michael Jordan symbolizes. Dwyane Wade

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