Top Philadelphia Quotes
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 those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now.
John Sergeant Wise
My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion.
Jimmy Smith
Teller and I worked Renaissance Festivals and street performing - actually more real, no kidding around, Philadelphia street performing than we did Renaissance Festivals.
Penn Jillette
I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia.
Richie Allen
David McCullough 
Ethel Waters 
Mae West 
Robert Brady 
Steve Carlton All Philadelphia Quotes
Rooting is following, and I don't do that, but I'd like to see the Phillies win because I love Philadelphia.
Steve Carlton 
71% of people like this quote
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
60% of people like this quote
My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion.
Jimmy Smith
59% of people like this quote
Teller and I worked Renaissance Festivals and street performing - actually more real, no kidding around, Philadelphia street performing than we did Renaissance Festivals.
Penn Jillette
58% of people like this quote
I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia.
Richie Allen
58% of people like this quote
I think we need to start with Philadelphia and make sure that we actually get some election reform in Philadelphia. Actually, a recent election was thrown out by a federal judge because of corruption with the voting process in Philadelphia.
Patrick McHenry
57% of people like this quote
John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It's been playing there for 25 years.
Eli Wallach
56% of people like this quote
My experience with the Junior League, when I worked in Philadelphia for four years in reference to children's things, is that whenever they were asked they responded. They always responded with sincerity, and they did a good job.
C. Everett Koop
56% of people like this quote
Popular Philadelphia Authors
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