Great Chicago Quotes

As far as cities go Chicago is one of the best. Like everything great though, there are problems that come along with the good, and Chicago has its fair share of both.

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