Windy City Quotes

8 quotes from 6 authors

Chicago’s moniker conjures skylines, deep‑dish pizza, and the “Windy” reputation for back‑room deals. The eight quotes capture the city’s brash confidence and its shadowed power games, delivering a pulse of the metropolis. If you crave more, you may enjoy the Chicago Architecture and Urban Legends pages for more context.

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“An hour later we were pulling into the hospital parking lot. Sparkly and shiny from my hair and makeup job, I had…

Ree Drummond

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Chicago is known as the Windy City, and Montana is called the Big Sky State, so I think that we should somehow…

Mitch Hedberg

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“An hour later we were pulling into the hospital parking lot. Sparkly and shiny from my hair and makeup job, I had…

Ree Drummond

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Seeing my name in lights for the first time in the West End for the musical 'Windy City' was a huge thrill.

Amanda Redman

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“A poem is a windy city, has broad shoulders and insistent industry, barrels into your brain, sticking its steam-filled, swarmy head into…

B.J. Ward

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“MONSTER THE MYSTERY AT PEACOCK HALL THE WINDY CITY MYSTERY THE BLACK PEARL MYSTERY THE CEREAL BOX MYSTERY THE PANTHER MYSTERY THE…

Gertrude Chandler Warner

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“Studs Terkel was waiting for a number 146 bus alongside two well-groomed business types. "This was before the term yuppie was used,"…

Gary Younge

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Chicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture. Unfortunately, the Windy City also enjoys a reputation for corrupt politics,…

Bob Barr

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