Famous Quotes & Sayings

Patrick Kelly

In the grand scheme of things, on a national level, Chicago and Illinois have a leg up in comparison to a good portion of the rest of the country.

In our lineup there was an opening. But she still had to earn it. Our needs ended up being her strengths. She was a Chicago kid, and being close to home was a plus for her.

Christmas, in retailing terms, is coming later and later each year as consumers play chicken with the high street and delay their spending in the expectation of late price cuts as the big day draws nearer.

By the time I got to Chicago with 'Gershwin' I knew the stamina required, ... But this show has a whole different set of demands -- it's really a concert -- and I won't know how well I can sustain six performances a week until I perform it for a while.

I am really looking forward to Chicago because we ran very well here earlier in the year,

And though there?s no research, as a nice Jewish boy, I can say chicken soup is a good source of protein, and the collagen from the joints of the chicken is an immune stimulant. It can be quite helpful as a placebo.

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.

Feathers sticking out of cages are being removed from chicken cages and from all over the ground and being burned.

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.

At some point, they are going to have to knock a hole in the side of the wall and throw the rotisserie chicken out as you drive by.

Meghan Markle

At the end of the day, if the guy is going to write the girl a letter, whether it's chicken scratch or scribble or looks like a doctor's note, if he takes the time to put pen to paper and not type something, there's something so incredibly romantic and beautiful about that.

Customers continue to tell us that they want great-tasting menu choices with new flavor and more variety. As a result, quality chicken products represent an important part of our menu.

Culling of chickens will continue today and tomorrow.

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.

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.

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.

Samuel Butler

To swallow gudgeons ere they're catched, And count their chickens ere they're hatched

We knew Chicago was a good team going in there. We didn't know it was as good as it is on defense. We made a couple of errors, and they got ahead. That's the way they like to play.

To have a storm that actually stays together from all the way west of Kansas City to just south of Chicago is highly unusual.

You have to be a Chicago driver. We have a pattern.

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.

Robby Gordon

Tony got everybody started, and bam! - they all ran. You get one egg and, before you know it, you've got chickens everywhere.

The saying goes, it's not bulls, not bears, but chickens who put their money in cash; they park it there and wait for better opportunities, ... So those chicken investors, and retirees and income investors, have reason to be thrilled about the rates, because for the first time in a while they're going to be paid decently to sit there.

Dusty Baker

I've seen some greats leave the game. You never want to see them leave and you'd rather see them leave on their terms and leave on top. It's not over with yet. You don't know if somebody is going to offer Sammy a job here soon or what is going to happen. But Sammy has been one of the great players of the game for a long time and a guy who meant a lot to Chicago and a lot to the game. ... I just hope he gets a job somewhere.

I've taken him to Chicago for the Cubs.

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.

Dave Attell

What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish, ... You know what you should do? Combine them ... eat a penguin.

We do not know if the chicken was infected in the mainland or if it was infected in Hong Kong.

Ozzie Guillen

The fans in Chicago waited so long with so much patience and were still there for us, rooting for us for I don't know how many years. Good thing we did it.

Tyson Chandler

I'm ecstatic that this contract is done. To know that I will be in Chicago for the next six years is definitely a dream.

It was just a matter of Chicago being more prepared to play tonight. We've stressed all year that we have to take it game-by-game.