“When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty of friends and associates, and a good reputation, a wish list that could be the envy of many.” WorldYearsWishCareersBasketballSittingEnvyListsReputationPlentyAssociatesFamily LifePhiladelphiaGood ReputationProfessional CareerTop Of The World Author:Julius Erving
“New Year's Eve, we're going to be doing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Symphony Hall. It makes me feel good, because of all the people they could have had, they wanted me! We do have to do a little work with the rhythm section.” PeopleFeelsYearsLittlesWantedFeel GoodRhythmHallsConcertsNew YearSectionsOrchestraSymphonyPhiladelphiaNew Years EveRhythm Section Author:Barbara Cook
“I represent the Port of Philadelphia, and I know firsthand the important role that ports play in the national and global economy. I have also seen how simple accidents can have devastating impacts on the port system.” KnowsImportantPlaySimpleRolesEconomyImpactAccidentsPortPhiladelphiaGlobal Economy Author:Allyson Schwartz
“The only thing I can cheer for in Philadelphia is the national anthem.” I CanCheerPhiladelphiaAnthemNational Anthem Author:Bill Belichick
“Being blunt with your feelings is very American. In this big country, I can be as brash as New York, as hedonistic as Los Angeles, as sensuous as San Francisco, as brainy as Boston, as proper as Philadelphia, as brawny as Chicago, as warm as Palm Springs, as friendly as my adopted home town of Dallas, Fort Worth, and as peaceful as the inland waterway that rubs up against my former home in Virginia Beach.” I CanCountryFeelingsHomeBigsAmericaNew YorkSpringTownsWarmPeacefulFormerBeachFriendlyLos AngelesChicagoPalmsAdoptedBostonSan FranciscoVirginiaPhiladelphiaBluntDallasSensuousFortsHome TownBrashHedonisticPalm SpringsFort Worth Book:MARTINA Source: MARTINA
“Some of the best cooks that I've cooked with, whether it's in New York or Chicago or even here in Philadelphia, are actually Ecuadorians. And there's something about their palates that really just inspires me, and has a really deep sense of flavor.” New YorkInspireCooksChicagoFlavorPhiladelphiaPalateReally Deep Author:Jose Garces
“I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensMusicalRegionsPhiladelphiaUnderrated Author:Daryl Hall
“I wanted to show the world, and myself too, what I can do. I came up in the world of Philadelphia soul, but I'm fluent in a lot of languages musically and I like working with different people from different generations.” PeopleWorldI CanDifferentSoulShowsWantedLanguageCan DoGenerationsDifferent PeoplesPhiladelphiaFluentDifferent Generations Author:Daryl Hall
“I should care about the education a child in Philadelphia, or Pittsburgh, or Erie, or Scranton received because if they didn't get a good education my life is diminished and all of our lives are enhanced if they get that good education. It is a shared enterprise and we need to recognize that.” IfsNeedsShouldChildrenCareLife IsOur LivesEnterprisePhiladelphiaGood EducationPittsburgh Author:Tom Wolf
“I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday.” ThinkingYearsComedyWittySundayPhiladelphia Author:W. C. Fields
“I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.” WritingChildrenBornAdultsPhiladelphiaMinneapolis Author:Kate DiCamillo
“I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb of Philadelphia. I grew up basically in a black neighborhood.” BlackGrewGrew UpTownsNeighborhoodIntegratedSuburbsPhiladelphia Author:Daryl Hall
“But I'm interested in the Barnes Collection in Philadelphia. I hear there are some of the worst Matisses there. I like seeing bad art by good artists. It's inspiring. I'm able to identify with them. It makes them real.” ArtRealAbleArtistSeeingWorstCollectionsPhiladelphiaGood ArtGood ArtistMatisse Author:Jemima Kirke