Atlanta Quotes · Page 5

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.

— Hakeem Olajuwon

I grew up in Atlanta, which meant the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, was a mere 200 miles away.

— Brooke Baldwin

Atlanta is not like New York, where everybody piles into one place.

— Donnis

In Atlanta, I went to barber school. That's how I met everyone I know in Atlanta, by cutting hair.

— Zaytoven

I would say we took a lot of pride in our player development program in Atlanta.

— Mike Budenholzer

I grew up in the suburbs north of Atlanta. I had an amazing childhood, and I still go back to my home…

— Devon Werkheiser

ATLANTA NIGHTS is sure to please the reader who enjoys this sort of thing.

— Raymond E. Feist

My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.

— Arthur Blank

What happened in '96, unequivocally, is the biggest gut punch. I still believe the destiny of the Atlanta Braves changed that year.

— John Smoltz

To be honest, I've been back to Atlanta a couple of times, I can't remember what for. One for a big conference,…

— Curt Smith

I like a lot of ratchet, trap music. Definitely 21 Savage. We need some music like that. ManMan Savage. A lot of…

— Lil Uzi Vert

I am happy with what I do. I'd love to be the manager of the Atlanta Braves, but they hired somebody this…

— Robert Gibbs

“Everyone's life changes when they meet their Obi-Wan & their Yoda, or their Morpheus & their Oracle; those who help remove the veil.”

— Brandi L. Bates

It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop by a station in Little Rock or…

— Charley Pride

I'm forever grateful for 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' and Bravo for all the opportunities it has brought me and my growing…

— Kim Zolciak-Biermann

Atlanta is unique to me. You got poor black people, but I also saw this: I saw black doctors, lawyers, educators. All…

— Killer Mike

In my real life, both my bosses are gay. On the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta,' Andy Cohen is gay, everybody at Bravo…

— NeNe Leakes

If she did see, I hoped she' be amazed. Amazed and thankful, because without even asking, she'd received a genuine autograph from…

— Lauren Myracle

I was actually filming in Atlanta when I got a call from Walter Hill saying, "Well, it could be your turn to…

— Keith Carradine

I think as men begin to see things that address them, they will feel that they can relate. They can't relate to…

— Iyanla Vanzant

In the early 1970s in Atlanta, I attended what had formerly been an all-white school but had become a black school after…

— Natasha Trethewey

I been living down in Atlanta, but everyone back home has been in my thoughts, especially those doing something for the community…

— Lil Durk

I don't have a permanent place where I live. I'm in Atlanta about six or seven months out of the year. I…

— Brooke Elliott

“Packing to leave Atlanta is a lot easier than packing to come here. We bundle most everything up in our bedsheets and…

— Jackson Pearce

I used to DJ in Atlanta, and that's how I kind of got into the music industry.

— Lil Jon

Atlanta, to me, has the sauce as far as urban music is concerned.

— Lecrae

I'm an Atlanta guy. I think Philly knows that. But I've adopted Philly as my second home, and they've embraced me.

— Lou Williams

“We had been hiding and fighting for days and were still within a two hour drive of Atlanta. ”

— Dirk Patton

I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long.

— Karin Slaughter

ATLANTA NIGHTS: I haven't been this stunned since my colonoscopy.

— Dennis L. McKiernan

In my mind, Atlanta is a city where people are constantly trying to come up. They want to be richer than they…

— Stephen Glover

Being here in the city of Atlanta, a great city, being part of the Hawks organization for me has been great.

— Al Horford

I'm grateful for the opportunity I've had with Atlanta United.

— Frank de Boer

Every time I look at Atlanta I see what a quarter of a million Confederate soldiers died to prevent.

— John Shelton Reed

If you don't like the way the Atlanta Braves are playing then you don't like baseball.

— Chuck Tanner

CNN was just a glimmer in my eye when I was growing up in Atlanta.

— Brooke Baldwin

I am a Georgia guy, and I have Brett Favre's card when he played with the Atlanta Falcons. That's my retirement plan.

— Forrest Griffin

I live in Jacksonville, Florida, but Atlanta always feels like the hometown gig.

— Derek Trucks

Everybody in the world is going to know I played 20 years for the Atlanta Braves, but that doesn't change my broadcast.

— John Smoltz

Atlanta's the hub of black culture, and it's OK to be you there - it's the city that really shaped me to…

— Brian Tyree Henry