Famous Quotes & Sayings

I have so many fond memories of Wheaton, ... I miss the old Chicago suburbs and I look forward to performing in Wheaton.

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.

Daniel Smith

It's very, very important symbolically to have Chicago become smoke free because it's the leader in the Midwest and it will have a trickle down effect. This is part of a national trend this is just now starting in the Midwest.

Mike Nichols

It took me forever, learning improvisation, because I had studied with Lee Strasberg - I dropped out of Chicago and went to his classes in New York for a couple of years, once or twice a week. What I didn't realize was I was learning directing because he wasn't all that good about acting, not for me.

It will give us more time to focus. We had a lot of time off during the Christmas holidays, but we were able to stay focused and come back and win the holiday tournament at Chicago State.

Orlando Hernandez

They are not my teammates anymore. My teammates are the ones here with me, the Chicago White Sox. It's another team now. I wanted this victory, like all of them. I don't like to lose.

They are not going to take us lightly. We played our hardest and we have a great deal of respect for the entire East Chicago program. We have a long history with East Chicago and we're just going to try to survive our first game, then our next, then our next.

We didn't have a great February. We start out 7-0 (in the SSC), and to end up 11-5 is a little disappointing. But we talked about it (Sunday). The Chicago White Sox didn't have a great September either.

This is what we should do when it's 54 degrees in Chicago in January.

In terms of being a predictor for the national index, the Chicago number has a spotty record.

If you want to move a load today from Chicago to L.A., that load will spend half of its time in Chicago or L.A..

In New York, Chicago and Boston, the domestic manufacturers have significantly more dealers than new entrants like Toyota and Honda.

Hines Ward

I guess it was the big game with Chicago. At the time, Chicago was the No. 1 defense, being compared to the '85 Bears.

Jack Adams

I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.

Hannibal Buress

In my hometown of Chicago, I'm kind of a medium deal.

Todd Walker

If I were to get traded tomorrow, I think the team is responsible for my rent in Chicago for six months. That's why I tried to get the rent as high as possible, so if that happened they would have to think twice about it.

Deena Kastor

I had the fear of Chicago creeping back as the miles ticked on. My last three miles being horrendously slow.

Juan Pierre

I'm torn. I can't really talk too much out here because I'm in Chicago and they love their sports so I have to root for the Heat silently.

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.

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,

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.

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 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.

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.