48 Quotes About Philadelphia

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.

I'm proud to be from Philadelphia.

The prejudice surrounding AIDS exacts a social death which precedes the actual physical one.

I've said many, many, many unkind things about Philadelphia, and I meant every one.

I always say Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is my biggest influence. But for painters, I like many, many painters, but I love Francis Bacon the most, and Edward Hopper.

Philadelphia is the most pecksniffian of American cities, and thus probably leads the world.

Nothing has gotten me out of Philadelphia. I moved 20 minutes away from Philly. That's about it.

I applied for a scholarship to Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. I knew I was good enough, but they turned me down. And it took me about six months to realize it was because I was black. I never really got over that jolt of racism at the time.

At my growing years of 18 to 21 years old in the Minor Leagues, I dreamed of being a Philadelphia Phillie.