Great Chicago Quotes
Chicago sits smack in the middle of the nation which gives it a character all of its own, it really is like no other place in the world. Chicagoans, like their city, are a breed of their own. Honestly though, we like it that way.
Here are some of the best quotes about the good, bad, and the just plain scary sides of my city, Chicago.
The Good
Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.
Lincoln Steffens
Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.
Michael Douglas
Chicago aint no sissy town.
Hinky Dink Kenna
Perhaps the most typically American place in America.
James Bryce
I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.
Sara Bernhardt
Chicago's neighborhoods have always been the city's greatest strength.
Jane Byrne
We're Chicago - we can do anything, damn it.
Elva Rupio
The Bad
In some Chicago neighborhoods, looking for a parking space is not unlike panning for gold.
Gary Washburn
That's great advertising when you can turn Chicago into a city you'd want to spend more than three hours in.
Jerry Della Femina
Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt.
Studs Terkel
There's only one thing Chicago can do, and that's to move to a better neighborhood.
Herman Fetzer
I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.
Gary Cole
In most place in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.
Dick Gregory
And The Ugly
Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago.
Ashley Montagu
I have struck a city- a real city- and they call it Chicago......I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages.
Rudyard Kipling
Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and , like other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation.
Eugene Debs
When you feel like tellin a feller to go to the devil -- tell him to go to Chicago -- it'll anser every purpose, and is perhaps, a leetle more expensive.
Mark Twain
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Sophia is a freelance writer from Chicago who loves to share her city with readers. Named one of AC's Top 1,000 Content Producers in the 2007 People's Media Awards, Sophie enjoys writing about Chicago, fash... View profile
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Love those quotes, gotta do more than just fly through on United sometime. Lots of escapees here in Denver, one guy said "after the sixth time I got shot, I decided to move." They have Chicago style hotdogs here, boy is it a salad in a bun!
I have passed through Chicago, and hope to spend time there some day. Enjoyed the quotes.
Cool quotes.
I drove through Chicago during rush hour, took a wrong exit, and drove through very narrow city streets in a dually truck. At first I was freaked out, but then I started to take in the views a bit. It is a cool city, but man is it huge!
Thanks for adding that one! Chi is notorious for its tow trucks...hate them and the parking
Ah, this brought back memories. BUT - you missed my favorite from the song "Lincoln Park Pirates" by Steve Goodman: The streetlamps are on in Chicago tonight,
And lovers a'gazin' at stars; The stores are all closin', and Daley is dozin', And the fat man is counting the cars...And there's more cars than places to put 'em, he says, But I've got room for them all; So 'round 'em up boys, 'cause I want some more toys, In the lot by the grocery store... (((My first car, a Ford Fairlane with Push Button transmission was towed by these guys - and I never saw it again!))) Thanks again, for the memories - great article!
Great list. I'll be in Chicago this August and will think of these quotes.
Interesting article. Not much can be said of Rockville, MD where I live.
"Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt." Haha, I love this for some reason.