Illinois Quotes

96 Illinois quotes by 79 unique authors

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to… — Ron Fournier
People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he… — Henry Louis Gates
I was born in 1970 in Illinois, but all the life I remember I've spent in Chapel Hill, N.C. — Sarah Dessen
It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled… — Dick Durbin
I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state. — Dick Van Dyke
'Look at Me' started with Rockford, Illinois and New York and the question of how much image culture was changing our inner lives. That's an… — Jennifer Egan
I have lectured at Town Hall N.Y., The Library of Congress, Harvard, Yale, Amherst, Wellesley, Columbia, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana State University, Colorado, Stanford, and… — Paul Engle
I still think of myself as from Illinois. — Alison Krauss
I grew up among farmers in Illinois and so you always have to have the tools you might need in the eventuality of a flat… — Nick Offerman
I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both… — Nick Offerman
My uncles, who are farmers in Minooka, Illinois - I grew up with them and their pickup trucks and mustaches, and to me that was… — Nick Offerman
To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment - especially those who… — Paul Ryan
In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year. — Jan Schakowsky
Growing up as a kid, we moved all over the country on a fairly frequent basis, from New Jersey to Texas, California, Illinois... we moved… — J. Michael Straczynski
The thing about Chicago is that it really isn't like any other place. The architecture and the layout of the city are the best. I'm… — Vince Vaughn
I was living on the wrong side of the tracks in Evanston, Illinois, in a home for boys. We had these Jackson 5 records. I… — Eddie Vedder
President Obama's fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state,… — Tom Vilsack
I grew up in the inner city of Chicago, and then I moved to Robbins, and it kind of raised me. When I was in… — Dwyane Wade
There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois. — Scott Walker
Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit… — Scott Walker
I was raised Catholic in Rockford, Illinois. But I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore. Oh God, no. — Natasha Leggero
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool… — Abraham Lincoln
My profession is about as far away from growing up in southern Illinois as you can get. — Laurie Metcalf
I was nerdy girl who went to Catholic school and wanted to be an engineer. I was all set to attend the Illinois Institute of… — Cindy Morgan
My grandfather and dad worked at General American Transportation Corp. in Chicago, a company that made tank cars and freight cars. We had a pragmatic,… — Bill Moseley

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