FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT CHICAGO

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“I give you Chicago. It is not London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib.” – H.L. Mencken

“I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.” – Sarah Bernhardt

“Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It’s the most theatrically corrupt.” – Studs Terkel

“I have struck a city — a real city — and they call it Chicago. The other places do not count.” – Rudyard Kipling

“Chicago is a city of contradictions, of private visions haphazardly overlaid and linked together.” – Pat Colander

“I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.” – Gary Cole

“I miss Chicago, but Stockholm is home.” – Ann-Margret

“I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.” – Sarah Bernhardt

“Chicago still remains a Mecca of the Midwest—people from both coasts are kind of amazed how good life is in Chicago, and what a good culture we’ve got. You can have a pretty wonderful artistic life and never leave Chicago.” – Harold Ramis

“I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.” – Gary Cole

“Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It’s the most theatrically corrupt.” – Studs Terkel MOTHER DEEP QUOTES

“If you’re going to play sleazy, you need to have a little bit of compassion, a little bit of heart, and a little bit of smarts. And then it’s almost not like playing sleazy.” – Michael Shannon

“I have struck a city—a real city—and they call it Chicago. The other places do not count.” – Rudyard Kipling

“Chicago is like the Statue of Liberty and the world’s most incredible city at the same time!” – Jerry Springer

“People ask me what was the catalyst for you starting Soulquarius, and it’s definitely Chicago. This city is like no other. It’s mind-blowing how beautiful it is.” – Dreezy

“Chicago is my hometown, and whenever I’m home, it’s like a recharge for my newfound courage and willpower.” – Chance the Rapper

“Chicago is a great personal chef city.” – Carrie Coon

“Chicago is constantly auditioning for the world, determined that one day, on the streets of Barcelona, in Berlin’s cabarets, in the coffee shops of Istanbul, people will know and love us in our multidimensional glory, dream of us the way they dream of San Francisco and New York.” – Nelson Algren

“Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. It’s the most theatrically corrupt.” – David Mamet

“Anyone who hasn’t experienced the unique vitality and variety of Chicago doesn’t really know America.” – Jane Byrne

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