Quotes of: Philadelphia Keyword

I've said many, many, many unkind things about Philadelphia, and I meant every one.

David Lynch

New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been.

Ethel Waters

I can play anywhere. First, third, left field, anywhere but Philadelphia.

Richie Allen

Three quarters of the East Coast's refinery capability is located in the Philadelphia region.

Robert Brady

Philadelphia merely seems dull because it's next to exciting Camden, New Jersey.

Robert Anton Wilson

I moved from Philadelphia to California when I was 25, after traveling abroad for a year. I thought I'd come home eventually and settle down, but I didn't.

Kelly Corrigan

Nothing has gotten me out of Philadelphia. I moved 20 minutes away from Philly. That's about it.

Jill Scott

Rachel Lapp: You said we'd be safe in Philadelphia! John Book: Well I was wrong!

Witness

We are serious about our music here in Philadelphia, and jazz has meant a lot to this city.

Michael Nutter

I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.

Abbi Jacobson

When I got out of high school, I joined a local blues band in Philadelphia - Woody's Truck Stop.

Todd Rundgren

My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude.

Ice T

I don't think Philadelphia's challenge is in coming up with great ideas or having great founders. I think the real challenge is keeping them here.

Josh Kopelman

Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia.

Judith Viorst

I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.

H. G. Bissinger

I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.

Daryl Hall

Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.

Steve Carlton

In the days when regional music was very clearly defined and had a clear personality - Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, whatever - Philadelphia had a tradition that was very distinct and unique.

John Oates

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

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.

Kate DiCamillo

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