Famous Quotes & Sayings

H. L. Mencken

What fetched me instantly (and thousands of other newcomers with me) was the subtle but unmistakable sense of escape from the United States.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

When the Soviet Union walked out of arms control negotiations, and refused even to discuss the issues, the San Francisco Democrats didn't blame Soviet intransigence. They blamed the United States.

Homer

Be generous in the bedroom. Share your sandwich.

Huey Lewis

I grew up in Marin County north of San Francisco, and in the 1950s and '60s it was a natural paradise.

Hubert H. Humphrey

My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side.

Harold Ross

In the old days in San Francisco there was a famous drink called Pisco Punch, made from Pisco, a Peruvian brandy pisco punch used to taste like lemonade but had a kick like vodka, or worse.

Iris Chang

When the Chinese first came to San Francisco, they were actually welcomed by the mayor and they had special ceremonies for them-again this is when their colony was very small, only a few Chinese.

Ellen Bass

I live in Santa Cruz. I moved here in 1974 and couldn't leave.

Norman Mailer

Along with all else, Sandman is a comic strip for intellectuals, and I say it's about time.

O. Henry

East is East, and West is San Francisco

O. Henry

East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.

Michael Franti

San Francisco has always been a haven for misfits and weirdos. I'm both of those, which is why I came here.

Terrell Owens

It doesn't matter what people say about me, whether they're in Philly, or whether they're in San Francisco... all across the world.

Joe Nichols

I was probably nine or ten the first time I heard there was no Santa Claus.

Ralph Nader

Sanctions against polluters are feeble and out of date, and are rarely invoked

Shane Battier

Sometimes you've got to eat a turd sandwich; makes the ribeye taste better next time.

Michelle Malkin

I stand with the Santa Barbara News-Press. How about you?

Joan Rivers

They almost had to cancel the Oscars tonight because all of the designers and stylists are still in line in San Francisco trying to marry one another.

Garrison Keillor

To choose Norm Coleman over Walter Mondale is like going to a great steakhouse and ordering the tuna sandwich.

Frank Lloyd Wright

What I like best about San Francisco is San Francisco.

Gedde Watanabe

I used to be a street singer in San Francisco.

Joan Chen

Not very many companies go through Hawaii on their way to anywhere. San Francisco Ballet was the only company I remember, and Bolshoi, coming through Hawaii when I was younger.

Jim Lovell

Please be informed, there is a Santa Claus.

Emanuel Cleaver

This deal is a sugar-coated satan sandwich. If you lift the bun, you will not like what you see.

Justin Halpern

Los Angeles is like San Diego's older, uglier sister that has herpes.

Lawrence Taylor

Well, actually, I do the voiceover for Quentin Sands.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Economic stimulation that works through the increased outlays to the affluent has, inevitably, an aspect of soundness and sanity that is lacking in expenditure on behalf of the undeserving poor.

Gavin Newsom

As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive

Gavin Newsom

San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans

Gavin Newsom

During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history

I'm not sure any sanctions would have any effect.

Patrick Rothfuss

Did I ever mention I used to be a delivery driver too? I was. I can read a map. What’s more, using a brilliant mixture of zen navigation, Aristotelian logic, and pure rage I can get you your package and/or delicious sandwich relatively close to on-time.

Muddy Waters

The thing about San Francisco is that it has this kind of magical quality.