I'm proud to be from Philadelphia.

Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport.

— Michael Nutter

I went to a mosque in Philadelphia with [my wife] in December 24, 1999. And we we went to this mosque in Philly, and…

— Mahershala Ali

...I discovered that I could take a risk and survive. I could march in Philadelphia. I could go out in the street and be…

— Martha Shelley

Tomorrow, America's most famous hockey mom, Sarah Palin, will drop the ceremonial first puck at the Philadelphia Flyers game. Right afterwards, she'll get out…

— Jay Leno

For me, Philadelphia was always kind of that city you traveled to as an independent wrestler. I traveled there once or twice a month,…

— Johnny Gargano

I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb…

— Daryl Hall

When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a…

— Tom Glazer

“Despite the way she rallied, the haunted look in her eyes was enough to break him, as lost and lonely as an abandoned child’s.”

— Katherine McIntyre

If you're associated with the Philadelphia media or town, you look for negatives. I don't know if there's something about their upbringing or they…

— Mike Schmidt

We were in Philadelphia when Manager Pat shifted me from third to short, and right off the bat, I knew I had found my…

— Bobby Wallace

I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe…

— Lisa Scottoline

Philadelphia might not want to hear this, but I grew up in Cleveland, and I think there are really a lot of similarities.

— Jason Kelce

I represent the Port of Philadelphia, and I know firsthand the important role that ports play in the national and global economy. I have…

— Allyson Schwartz

I think I would love a shot at remaking 'The Philadelphia Story,' as daunting as it is. I still think it's fantastic. I love…

— Michael Patrick King

When I was growing up in the projects in Philadelphia in the 1970s and 80s, Cadillac was the car to have. But I always…

— Dawn Staley