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Chicago Quotes

My culture-deprived, aspirational mother dragged me once a month from our northern suburb - where the word art never came up - to the Art Institute of Chicago. I hated it Picture Quote #1

Doris Lessing: We simply have no idea of Chicago... We never think of you as being on a lake, or of the city being beautiful. We think about the gangsters. You do still have gangsters, don't you? Terkel: Yes, but these days they're mostly in business, or politics Picture Quote #1

My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we weren't related at all. They started the policy racket in Chicago, and they had the five and dime store Picture Quote #1

A European who goes to New York and Chicago sees the future... when he goes to Asia he sees the past Picture Quote #1

Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals Picture Quote #1

... Chicago divided your heart. Leaving you loving the joint for keeps. Yet knowing it never can love you Picture Quote #1

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Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it’s inside one person’s head, so that part of it’s made up and the rest of it is reality Picture Quote #1

Chicago is many things to many people, and to me, it is a place where you can write Picture Quote #1

And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago - by a father who was a blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home with my brother and me Picture Quote #1

Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine. First they were driving through countryside, then, imperceptibly, the occasional town became a low suburban sprawl, and the sprawl became the city Picture Quote #1

Chicago was a town where nobody could forget how the money was made. It was picked up from floors still slippery with blood Picture Quote #1

L. A. Just doesn’t seem real to me. Chicago does. My real friends are there. It’s home Picture Quote #1

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My competition keeps me driven. My family and son and being home in Chicago keeps me humble, and my fans. They’re the reason why I’m going hard and making sure everyone knows how to say my name Picture Quote #1

When I was in college in Chicago, I was doing a lot of commercials - that was my bread and butter Picture Quote #1

Before the Great Chicago Fire, no one took notice of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, two Irish immigrants who lived with their five children on the city’s West Side Picture Quote #1

I’ve been an ‘Office’ fan from day one. I knew Steve Carell in Chicago back in the day, so I started watching to support a Chicago guy and immediately got hooked on that show Picture Quote #1

That’s what I love about Chicago... It is the staccato aspect of the skyscrapers. But the ground is very loose, very relaxed. It makes Chicago far more pleasant than other cities Picture Quote #1

I know Los Angeles has it better than Chicago when it comes to produce year round Picture Quote #1

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Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, and I love that. It’s cool to have different foods from all over the world within a stone’s throw of my house Picture Quote #1

Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation Picture Quote #1

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That’s baseball as it should be played - in God’s own sunshine. And that’s really living Picture Quote #1

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Well, I design costumes because I started with the theater in Chicago, but somehow a few lines just sort of fell to me to do it. And I studied it in school and I always liked it Picture Quote #1

Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been arrested. I’ve been stopped, searched and had a gun put to my head by the Chicago cops Picture Quote #1

After that, I started going downtown and doing a lot of theater shows in Chicago. When you go downtown there, it’s like you’re in New York, it’s like going to Broadway Picture Quote #1

In 75, the year both A Chorus Line and Chicago hit Broadway, my head spun around and I became the ultimate theater queen for life Picture Quote #1

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My culture-deprived, aspirational mother dragged me once a month from our northern suburb - where the word art never came up - to the Art Institute of Chicago. I hated it (Chicago Quotes) Doris Lessing: We simply have no idea of Chicago... We never think of you as being on a lake, or of the city being beautiful. We think about the gangsters. You do still have gangsters, don't you? Terkel: Yes, but these days they're mostly in business, or politics (Chicago Quotes) My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we weren't related at all. They started the policy racket in Chicago, and they had the five and dime store (Chicago Quotes) A European who goes to New York and Chicago sees the future... when he goes to Asia he sees the past (Chicago Quotes) Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals (Chicago Quotes) ... Chicago divided your heart. Leaving you loving the joint for keeps. Yet knowing it never can love you (Chicago Quotes) Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it’s inside one person’s head, so that part of it’s made up and the rest of it is reality (Chicago Quotes) Chicago is many things to many people, and to me, it is a place where you can write (Chicago Quotes) And I come here as a daughter, raised on the South Side of Chicago - by a father who was a blue-collar city worker and a mother who stayed at home with my brother and me (Chicago Quotes) Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine. First they were driving through countryside, then, imperceptibly, the occasional town became a low suburban sprawl, and the sprawl became the city (Chicago Quotes) Chicago was a town where nobody could forget how the money was made. It was picked up from floors still slippery with blood (Chicago Quotes) L. A. Just doesn’t seem real to me. Chicago does. My real friends are there. It’s home (Chicago Quotes) My competition keeps me driven. My family and son and being home in Chicago keeps me humble, and my fans. They’re the reason why I’m going hard and making sure everyone knows how to say my name (Chicago Quotes) When I was in college in Chicago, I was doing a lot of commercials - that was my bread and butter (Chicago Quotes) Before the Great Chicago Fire, no one took notice of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, two Irish immigrants who lived with their five children on the city’s West Side (Chicago Quotes) I’ve been an ‘Office’ fan from day one. I knew Steve Carell in Chicago back in the day, so I started watching to support a Chicago guy and immediately got hooked on that show (Chicago Quotes) That’s what I love about Chicago... It is the staccato aspect of the skyscrapers. But the ground is very loose, very relaxed. It makes Chicago far more pleasant than other cities (Chicago Quotes) I know Los Angeles has it better than Chicago when it comes to produce year round (Chicago Quotes) Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, and I love that. It’s cool to have different foods from all over the world within a stone’s throw of my house (Chicago Quotes) Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation (Chicago Quotes) Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That’s baseball as it should be played - in God’s own sunshine. And that’s really living (Chicago Quotes) For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation (Chicago Quotes) 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 (Chicago Quotes) I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs (Chicago Quotes) In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it’s a sport (Chicago Quotes) Well, I design costumes because I started with the theater in Chicago, but somehow a few lines just sort of fell to me to do it. And I studied it in school and I always liked it (Chicago Quotes) Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity (Chicago Quotes) I’ve never been arrested. I’ve been stopped, searched and had a gun put to my head by the Chicago cops (Chicago Quotes) After that, I started going downtown and doing a lot of theater shows in Chicago. When you go downtown there, it’s like you’re in New York, it’s like going to Broadway (Chicago Quotes) In 75, the year both A Chorus Line and Chicago hit Broadway, my head spun around and I became the ultimate theater queen for life (Chicago Quotes)

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