Quotes for All
It is true that the American colonials have free elections, in which they have the absolute right to vote for one of two opposing candidates, both of whom have been handpicked and financed by the Rockefeller syndicate. This touching evidence of democracy serves to convince most Americana that we are indeed a free people. We … Read more
New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been. Ethel Waters
My first gig was in Philadelphia and I played the drums for my older brothers. That same night, I also played drums for Martha and the Vandellas. Ah, the fond memories of being 14. Ernie Isley
I’m interested in genius the way a hungry man is interested in Philadelphia cheesesteaks. I want something. I want a piece of it. Eric Weiner
When you compare what people endured in the South in the 60s to try to get the right to vote for African Americans, and to compare what people were subjected to there to what happened in Philadelphia – which was inappropriate, certainly that . . . to describe it in those terms I think does … Read more
If all those magnificent cathedrals with their valuable lands in Boston, Philadelphia and New York were taxed as they should be, the taxes of women who hold property would be proportionately lightened….I cannot see any good reason why wealthy churches and a certain amount of property of the clergy should be exempt from taxation, while … Read more
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
For Keeping the Faith, I looked at [George ] Cukor’s old films like The Philadelphia Story, stuff that’s hilariously funny and really smart with a cutting critique in the humor, too. With this, when I read it, I was laughing a lot. Edward Norton
As a child, I loved to read books. The library was a window to the world, a pathway to worlds and people far from my neighborhood in Philadelphia. Ed Bradley
On coaching the 1970s Philadelphia Flyers: Nobody likes us. Nobody outside Philadelphia, that is. In fact, the nicest thing people say about us is that we are a bunch of muggers. Fred Shero