Famous Quotes & Sayings

Frank Thomas

I'm just happy to be sitting right here in Chicago and right here at U.S. Cellular Field, holding my Hall of Fame press conference. I'm proud of that.

Dick Durbin

A proud day for Chicago and a great day for Washington.

Sam Simon

After the fight, the Polish community in Chicago really embraced him. He's that kind of person. He makes friends wherever he goes. I'm sure the Germans will embrace him too.

Phil Knight

A few years ago there was a poll in China to name the greatest man ever. The winner was Mao, but there was a tie for second between Zhou Enlai and Michael Jordan of the Chicago Red Oxen!

The one difference between Chicago and the other states is Chicago is a densely populated area, so there will also be a facility where the students can come in at least once a week for instruction.

Mark Buehrle

One day, I'll hopefully pitch here in St. Louis. I love Chicago right now, and if they signed me to a lifetime deal, I'd sign it. But if I get the opportunity to put that (Cardinals) uniform on for at least one game, I'll do it.

Mark Harmon

At Chicago Hope they have a technical staff - there are rehearsals separated from the rest of the show to try and make it as realistic as possible.

They pulled those (departments) with specialty teams, ... Chicago was sent, because they had personnel trained confined space and trench rescues. We were put on standby and were ready to respond that night but they told us at the last minute they didn't need us.

A lot of people think of Chicago when you say we're turning the river green.

Christine Lahti

Also, I thought the writing, on Chicago Hope in particular, was far superior to a lot of the feature-film scripts that I had been getting anyway.

Arne Duncan

This grant is really an investment in our collective future. It will help create great new schools in Chicago that will produce the kind of students who can one day grow up and lead companies like Abbott.

Martin Mayer

They were market roughnecks, even by Chicago standards.

It's a huge opportunity for us. If we play the way we played in Chicago with fresh legs, I don't think it would be a real contest.

Joe Girardi

It's a huge opportunity for him. He hasn't been healthy the last couple of years in Chicago and it hurt him.

I told the team the season is not over until after game 82. The eighth (playoff) spot to me is still anybody's and still up for grabs. Chicago doesn't think they are out of it, and we don't think we are out of it, either. We are just going to continue to play hard.

Dusty Baker

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.

Rick Carlisle

You're on a back-to-back, Chicago has been sitting here for three days and you lose Jermaine O'Neal in the first half -- our guys showed a lot of character. It was great.

This isn't about Tommy. This isn't about getting him more publicity, about impressing people, about getting the media here (two Chicago TV stations covered the event). It's about giving back.

Jose Contreras

I dedicate this to Chicago, ... This is for the fans of Chicago who have waited so long. I know they deserve it because they've stood by me when I was pitching bad.

Daniel Barenboim

I can't stand going out to one more dinner with some Mrs. So-and-So who might leave a million dollars to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when she dies.

Ice is pretty expensive, but it's a lot more expensive in Chicago or Detroit than it is here. So, we can get a lot more ice time, and they can practice more.

I am very proud and honored to be given the opportunity to lead the Chicago Fire organization in the future.

Chris Shelton

He's nasty. That's why the Yankees went and got him and that's why Chicago has him now. He's going to be huge for them in the playoffs.

Mike Johnston

He's not saying there will be six more weeks of winter in Chicago or Philadelphia or Cleveland, but there will be somewhere.

I consider Iowa football like I consider the Chicago Cubs. Cubs fans are always there, and we're the same way here.

David Thomas

I don't necessarily think Chicago is the fattest city.

Huey Lewis

I was knocked out by the show, Chicago.

Lionel Hampton

Chicago was jazzy, man, jazzy - they had all the great jazz men.

Chicago to Milwaukee, Detroit and Cincinnati are the most popular runs.

Flip Saunders

Chicago plays physical. They play hard. I think that they found out that if they just let us do what we want to do, we can be very effective. So they tried to turn it into a muck it, grind-it-up type game.

Harry Caray

Chicago people are kind of fatalistic, but they continue to hope that somehow, some way the Cubs will shock even them and win it just one time. Their fatalism allows them to enjoy the team's success, knowing that one horrible thing will happen down the line to rip the rug out from underneath them.

Robert Klein

Chicago Minuteman Project Holds Summit on National Security

Chicago is tough-minded city. Similar to New York, Boston, Philly,