My first joke was about a company called Five Star Parking that was all over Philadelphia: ‘Who’s reviewing parking lots?’ – Adam McKay
I’m from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest. – Abbi Jacobson
On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia. – Gore Vidal
I’ve been to Philadelphia a lot of times over the years, playing the old Celebrity Room and most of the other clubs around there that don’t exist anymore. – Don Rickles
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. – Daryl Hall
All through my twenties, I lived in very walkable cities – Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York. – Elizabeth Banks
I’m a health nut, but when I eat, I go hard. 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
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
More than 54,000 jobs in the region are dependent upon the Port of Philadelphia alone. – Robert Brady
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 always loved Hanks in ‘Philadelphia’ and ‘Forrest Gump’ and watching how versatile he was. That shaped my impression of what someone was able to do. Of course, everything De Niro came up with was always something I was taken by. – Rami Malek
At my growing years of 18 to 21 years old in the Minor Leagues, I dreamed of being a Philadelphia Phillie. – Ryne Sandberg
I’m a Philadelphia sports fanatic. I still watch Phillies games on my iPad, which is basically admitting to having daily torture sessions. – Steve Capus
