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142 Philadelphia quotes by 112 unique authors

Let every man or woman here remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and with… — Russell Conwell
Comcast began their tradition of volunteer service in 1997 when Comcast employees and their families participated in the Philadelphia Cares Day. — Jim Gerlach
All eyes, all attention at the federal level, are on al Qaeda and the war on terror. Fact is, al Qaeda wouldn't last a day… — Michael Nutter
Socially, Philadelphia was still a fairly provincial city, its business community governed by the mores of the Main Line. Politically, it was a cauldron of… — Andrea Mitchell
Philadelphia reflected the national turmoil over race and the Vietnam War, often exploding on my watch. — Andrea Mitchell
It's not preppies, cause I'm a preppie myself. I just don't like homosexuals. If you ask me, they're all homosexuals in the Pudding. Hey, I… — Al Franken
That bumper sticker everyone has down in Philadelphia, the one that says, 'Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent,' really isn't true. God couldn't… — Unknown Author
The highlight of my baseball career came in Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium when I saw a fan fall out of the upper deck. When he… — Bob Uecker
When you compare what people endured in the South in the 60s to try to get the right to vote for African Americans, and to… — Eric Holder
Philadelphia fans would boo funerals, an Easter egg hunt, a parade of armless war vets and the Liberty Bell. — Bo Belinsky
At 13, I realized that I could fix anything electronic. It was amazing, I could just do it. I started a business repairing radios. It… — Amar Bose
When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage.… — Tom Glazer
The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 world champions of baseball. — Harry Kalas
My experience with the Junior League, when I worked in Philadelphia for four years in reference to children's things, is that whenever they were asked… — C. Everett Koop
In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now. — John Sergeant Wise
Is it to be expected that the Southern States will deliver themselves bound hand and foot to the Eastern States? A few rich merchants in… — George Mason
It is true that the American colonials have "free elections," in which they have the absolute right to vote for one of two opposing candidates,… — Eustace Mullins
First prize was a week in Philadelphia. Second prize was two weeks. — W.C. Fields
To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore… — Norman Granz
In Philadelphia, I inadvertently came upon an edition of Robert Ingersoll's Essays and Lectures. This was an exciting discovery; his atheism confirmed my own belief… — Charlie Chaplin
In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a President… — John Sergeant Wise
Smokey Wilson was like my Gandhi. If I had run into somebody else in prison, with a different set of values, the world might have… — Bernard Hopkins
I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly. — Lisa Scottoline
The cities of America are inexpressibly tedious. The Bostonians take their learning too sadly; culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their… — Oscar Wilde
I just have to think of Philadelphia now, and I get ideas, I hear the wind, and I'm off into the darkness somewhere. — David Lynch

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