When I was 15 years old, I saw my first production of a Shakespeare play at the British pavilion at the Century… — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
I grew up in youth programs in Chicago, so they are definitely close to my heart. It is all about helping kids… — Katrina Adams Copy Share Image
Our daughter was born in Chicago, and she's already showing it. The temperature has to be approaching zero for her to wear… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
“I am stone and steel of your sleeping numbers; I remember all you forget. I will die as many times as you… — Carl Sandburg Copy Share Image
I worked a lot in Chicago's theater scene as a fight choreographer. And so I do have a lot of experience in… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
People drive everywhere in L.A., so you get very little human interaction... but N.Y. and Chicago are like London... L.A. lacks the… — Seal Copy Share Image
One will feel the same subtle nausea coming into the city or waiting to depart from it that one feels now in… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
Chicago '68 was a relatively small demonstration for its time, but I've talked to millions of people who claim they were there… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
First of all, I'm a Midwesterner, being from Kansas, and Chicago is basically a big Midwestern cow town. It was built from… — Bill Kurtis Copy Share Image
I have really fond memories of growing up in Chicago, and I always love going back. I still have a lot of… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
When I was studying comedy in Chicago, it wasn't long after 9/11. There were a lot Middle Eastern comedians who were doing… — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
It's no surprise that the droll and (seemingly) all-knowing wizard behind the Chicago Style Q&A puts it all together-entertainingly-for manuscript editors in… — Arthur Plotnik Copy Share Image
I've been in radio, God, twenty years. I started as a stand-up comedian. I wanted to be Carol Burnett when I was… — Stephanie Miller Copy Share Image
I was not a great student at the University of Chicago. I think that is - the record will bare me out.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Once an actor told me he went to the Shakespeare School of Acting, and I said, 'I went to the Shakespeare of… — Michael Clarke Duncan Copy Share Image
Funeralese has had its ups and downs. The word 'morticians,' first used in Embalmers Monthly for February, 1895, was barred by the… — Jessica Mitford Copy Share Image
I was born out west but later on I migrated to the east side of Chicago. That's where my roots are at.… — King Louie Copy Share Image
No difference exists between American and European manners. A proletarian from Chicago can be just as Philistine as an English duke. — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
Yes, William E. Dodd was the - became the - America's first ambassador to Nazi Germany. Prior to that, he was a… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
My own interest in basic aspects of electron transfer between metal complexes became active only after I came to the University of… — Henry Taube Copy Share Image
Chicago made me. They can treat me however they want to treat me anywhere else in the country. When I go back… — Lil Rel Howery Copy Share Image
Me and my three younger siblings, we sang together in grandma's church, and I was in the Chicago Children's Choir in high… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
News conference in Chicago, where he apologized for the above statement, which was accepted by the Vatican. (11 August 1966) — John Lennon Copy Share Image
I want people to hear the name Mustafa Ali and want them to know that I'm a proud American. I'm from here,… — Mustafa Ali Copy Share Image
I want to be just like Michael Jordan. Chicago greats get noticed around the city. People have a lot of respect for… — Jabari Parker Copy Share Image
While MIT and the University of Chicago duke it out for the title of nerdiest school, James Franco and Renee Zellweger show… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
Making ziti for the Chicago Fire Department! I hope they're not too busy today, but this should fill their bellies I hope… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
It happened again this week. Hundreds of people had to be evacuated from O'Hare Airport in Chicago. Seems every time somebody went… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents… — Douglas Wood Copy Share Image
Chicago is a big town for magicians and card hustlers. So when I was very young, a fellow sat me down and… — Harry Anderson Copy Share Image
I did my residency on the South Side of Chicago.We were taking care of people who were incredibly sick and were really… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
I was so glad to get out of the cotton patch and stop pickin' cotton, I wouldn't of cared who come by… — Koko Taylor Copy Share Image
R&B is everything. Hip Hop, Soul, Gospel and Classical Blues are everything. All of that makes sense in BJ The Chicago Kid… — B.J. The Chicago Kid Copy Share Image
They planned this fair to bring business to Chicago, into the Loop. But you could have fired a cannon down state street… — Sally Rand Copy Share Image
Chicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture. Unfortunately, the Windy City also enjoys a reputation for corrupt politics,… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
When I was studying at Chicago and at Stanford University, where many many cases of two people observing the same event have… — Harold Evans Copy Share Image
Everything is in New York or L.A. or whatever, but Chicago is more of, like, a real world. It has the art… — Paul Scheer Copy Share Image
My father was a carpenter, a very good carpenter. He also worked for the Jones boys. They were not family members, we… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the… — Richard Jeni Copy Share Image
