Quotes by Philadelphia I'm a Buffalo wing magnet, a sandwich fanatic, a cheesesteak guy. But I'll only get a cheesesteak in Philadelphia. No one else does it right. Kevin Hart philadelphia guy wings I love the show 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia;' that's probably a guilty pleasure! I laugh so hard. Linden Ashby always-sunny philadelphia laughing I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly. Lisa Scottoline philadelphia names heart You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia. Lisa Scottoline philadelphia writing character I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe as a city, but that just makes us try harder, and I love our scrappiness and scruffiness. Lisa Scottoline philadelphia real cities I went to a mosque in Philadelphia with [my wife] in December 24, 1999. And we we went to this mosque in Philly, and I just had such a strong reaction to the prayer. And I was really emotionally - I felt really grounded at that time. And so to be in this prayer and the imam is doing the prayer in Arabic and I don't understand a word of Arabic but I just remember these tears just coming down my face and it just really connecting to my spirit in a way that felt like I needed to pay attention to that. Mahershala Ali philadelphia strong prayer The [Hillary] Clinton campaign's recent travel schedule shows how seriously it takes this problem. She and her surrogates have held rallies in cities like Philadelphia, Detroit and Cleveland, trying to boost turnout among African-Americans. Mara Liasson philadelphia african-american cities ...I discovered that I could take a risk and survive. I could march in Philadelphia. I could go out in the street and be gay evenin a dress or a skirt without getting shot. Each victory gave me courage for the next one. Martha Shelley philadelphia gay courage In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents? Mark Twain boston philadelphia new-york When you get that nice celebration coming into the dugout and you're getting your ass hammered by guys, there's no better feeling than to have that done. Matt Stairs philadelphia nice sports I think everybody from Philadelphia been shot at before. Meek Mill philadelphia shots thinking Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport. Michael Nutter contact philadelphia sports Whether it's on the streets of Philadelphia or New York or Chicago or Atlanta or in a classroom in Newtown, Connecticut, people want to be safe. Michael Nutter philadelphia atlanta new-york I think I would love a shot at remaking 'The Philadelphia Story,' as daunting as it is. I still think it's fantastic. I love the '30s comedies because they're allowed to be both comic and elegant, and the women are so complicated in them. Michael Patrick King philadelphia stories thinking I'd rather we were rebuilding Philadelphia, as opposed to Kabul...There are American cities with serious infrastructure problems and we're not addressing them. Mick Cornett kabul philadelphia cities If you're associated with the Philadelphia media or town, you look for negatives. I don't know if there's something about their upbringing or they have too many hoagies, or too much cream cheese. Mike Schmidt cheese philadelphia media Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I started up my own small cheesecake company in Philadelphia. Nancy Meyers philadelphia struggle trying On October 19, 1949, I got a telephone call from the Philadelphia (A's) front office informing me I had been traded to the White Sox for Joe Tipton. I was surprised and hurt. Nellie Fox philadelphia hurt white I applied for a scholarship to Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. I knew I was good enough, but they turned me down. And it took me about six months to realize it was because I was black. I never really got over that jolt of racism at the time. Nina Simone philadelphia black racism Once I took a bus from my home in Maryland to Philadelphia to live on the streets with some musicians for a few weeks, and then my parents sent me to boarding school at Andover to shape me up. Olivia Wilde philadelphia home school «12345678»