Chicago

"It's every man for himself in this hired air. / Yet once you've come to be part of this particular patch, you'll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real."

"An October sort of city even in spring."

"This is virgin territory out here for whorehouses."

"Chicago is the product of modern capitalism, and, like all other great commercial centers, is unfit for human habitation. The Illinois Central Railroad Company selected the site upon which the city is built and this consisted of a vast miasmatic swamp far better suited to mosquito culture than for human beings. From the day the site was chosen by (and of course in the interest of all) said railway company, everything that entered into the building of the town and the development of the city was determined purely from profit considerations and without the remotest concern for the health and comfort of the human beings who were to live there, especially those who had to do all the labor and produce all the wealth."

"They have the time The time or their life I saw a man He danced with his wife In Chicago, my home town."

"Why stay in Chicago; what did the town have to justify its existence? One decent boulevard, one decent suburb to the north, priced for the rich, two universities and a lake. As for the rest, endless miles of depressing, dirty streets. The town was one big stockyard."

"I don't know what hell is but it ain't worse than Chicago."

"I have struck a city — a real city — and they call it Chicago… Having seen it, I urgently desire never to see it again. It is inhabited by savages."

"Cities like London, New York, Berlin, Paris, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, or Glasgow are high spots of slavery in comparison to Albania, Bulgaria, or even Central Africa. The slavery of the watch and clock, the bourgeois, anthropocentric slavery of material prestige and successful competition (to slave in order to keep up standards), the wage slavery of the proletarian, the school slavery of the children, the conscription slavery of the adolescents, the road slavery, the factory slavery, the barrack slavery, the party slavery, the office slavery, the parlor slavery of manners and conventions — all these slaveries make political "freedom" appear a bitter joke."

"Chicago's Greektown was adjacent to Hull House, Jane Addams' famed settlement project, whose activities played an important and beneficial role for many early Greek immigrants. The special attention Jane Addams gave to Greek immigrants and her espousal of Greek culture did much to buttress the ethnic pride of the sorely tried Greek immigrants of Chicago."

"I came to discover that Chicago is that most American of American cities, but one where citizens from more than 130 nations inhabit a rich tapestry of distinctive neighborhoods. Each one of those neighborhoods -- from Greektown to the Ukrainian Village; from Devon to Pilsen to Washington Park -- has its own unique character, its own unique history, its songs, its language. But each is also part of our city -- one city -- a city where I finally found a home."

"I realized that my gloss as chief economist, head of Economics and Regional Planning... was part of a sinister system aimed not at outfoxing an unsuspecting customer, but rather at promoting the most subtle and effective form of imperialism the world has ever known.... The march had begun and it was rapidly encircling the planet. The hoods had discarded their leather jackets, dressed up in business suits, and taken on an air of respectability. Men and women were descending from corporate headquarters in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, London, and Tokyo, streaming across every continent to convince corrupt politicians to allow their countries to be shackled to the corporatocracy, and to induce desperate people to sell their bodies to sweatshops and assembly lines... a world of smoke and mirrors intended to keep us all shackled to a system that is morally repugnant and ultimately self-destructive."

"Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders."

"And each time I roam, Chicago is calling me home, Chicago is. Why I just grin like a clown! It's my kind of town!"

"I tried not to make judgments. These people were doing something important, all of them. They were testing ways whereby people didn’t have to live in Chicago. That was a wonder to me. I had thought Chicago was inevitable, like diarrhea."

"As I was walking down the street one day, A man came up to me and asked me what The time was that was on my watch, yeah...And I said...(I don't) Does anybody really know what time it is? (Care) Does anybody really care (about time)? If so I can't imagine why (Oh no, no) We've all got time enough to cry."

"When I'm with you, it doesn't matter where we are Or what we're doing. I'm with you, that's all that matters. Time passes much too quickly when we're together laughing. I wish I could sing it to you, oh no. I wish I could sing it to you."

"I'd like to know Can you tell me - please don't tell me It really doesn't matter anyhow It's just that the thought of us so happy Appears in my mind, as a beautifully mysterious thing"

"Children play in the park, they don't know I'm alone in the dark, even though Time and time again I see your face smiling inside.I'm so happy That you love me. Life is lovely When you're near me. Tell me you will stay, Make me smile."

"As time goes on, I realize Just what you mean To me. And now, Now that you're near, Promise your love That I've waited to share. And dreams Of our moments together Colour my world With hope of loving you."

"Waiting for the break of day, Searching for something to say. Dancing lights against the sky. Giving up I close my eyes Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Twenty five or six to four."

"Every day just gets a little shorter, don't you think? Take a look around you and you'll see just what I mean. People got to come together, not just out of fear.Where do we go, Where do we go, Where do we go from here?"

"Are you optimistic About the way that things are going? No, I never ever think of it at all.Don't you ever worry When you see what's going down? Well, I try to mind my business. That is, no business at all."

"Saturday in the park, I think it was the Fourth of July. Saturday in the park, I think it was the Fourth of July. People dancing, people laughing, A man selling ice cream, Singing Italian songs.Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari Can you dig it (yes, I can). And I've been waiting such a long time For Saturday."

"You are my love in my life And you are my inspiration. Just you and me, Simple and free. Baby you're everything I've ever dreamed of, Yeah, yeah.Give me your own special smile, Promise you'll never leave me. Just you and me, Simple and free. Life is so easy, When you're beside me, Oh girl."

"I do believe in you And I know you believe in me. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. And now we realize, Love's not all that it's supposed to be. Oh yeah. Oh yeah.And knowing that you would have wanted it this way, I do believe I'm feeling stronger every day."

"As my life goes on I believe Somehow something's changed, Something deep inside. Ooh, a part of me. There's a strange new light in my eyes. Things I've never known. Changing my life, Changing me.I've been searching So long To find an answer. Now I know my life has meaning."

"And I'd like to change my life, and you know I would Just to be with you tonight, baby, if I could. But I've got my job to do, and I do it well (Change my life, change my life) So I guess that's how it is.Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here. Ooo ooo ooo, wishing you were here."

"Wish I knew what was going wrong, Seems so very long since we laughed together. It's no good to be all alone. When you hurt a friend, And you both feel empty.What I'd give to erase the pain, Will we ever make friends? Is it over or shall we try again? For a brand new love affair."

"Old days, Good times I remember. Fun days, Filled with simple pleasure. Drive-in movies, Comic books and blue jeans, Howdy Doody, Baseball cards and birthdays.Take me back To a world gone away Memories Seem like yesterday."

"If you leave me now, you'll take away the biggest part of me. Oooo no baby please don't go.And if you leave me now, you'll take away the very heart of me. Oooo no baby please don't go. Oooo girl, I just want you to stay."

"Another rainy day in New York City, Softly sweet, so silently it falls, As cross town traffic crawls Memories in my way in New York City Tender, tough, too tragic to be true, And nothing I can do."

"Yesterday it seemed to me My life was nothing more than wasted time. But here today you've softly changed my mind.Baby what a big surprise, Right before my very eyes."

"All the empty yesterdays have disappeared Now that you have filled my life with love. No one else could ever mean so much to me. Every day my high lasts longer, As our love grows ever stronger."

"Pretty smile lovely face and a warm breeze now I need you lady You're my no tell lover Every night in a different place I'll meet you tender lady You're my no tell loverEveryone keeps telling me that this affair's not meant to be Even though I need you night and day Walk away if you see me coming, even if it's you I'm loving."

"Everybody needs a little time away, I heard her say, from each other. Even lovers need a holiday, Far away, from each other.Hold me now, It's hard for me to say I'm sorry. I just want you to stay.After all that we've been through, I will make it up to you, I promise to. And after all that's been said and done. You're just the part of me I can't let go."

"She loves me and that's all I need to know. She's part of my life, Just a part I won't let go. Then she said...Love me tomorrow, won't you please promise me? Love me tomorrow like today. Love me tomorrow, hurry back. Can't you see I need you much more than yesterday?"

"I don't want you to misunderstand me, I just want to say what's on my mind. No need to hit me with an attitude Because I haven't got the time. I want you to know one thing's for certain, I surely love your company And I won't take no if that's your answer. At least that's my philosophy.Stay the night, There's room enough here for two. Stay the night, I'd like to spend it with you. Stay the night, Why don't we call it a day? No one can stop us, nothing is in the way."

"Now being without you Takes a lot of getting used to. Should learn to live with it, But I don't want to. Living without you, It's all a big mistake. Instead of getting easier, It's the hardest thing to take. I'm addicted to you babe, You're a hard habit to break."

"There is a time when a man needs someone to talk to, Someone to talk to, somebody who'll always be there. All alone, nothing seemed to matter, So alone, doesn't get much better. Can't explain something that you're feeling For the very first time.Then along comes a woman. There's a change in the way that you're feeling tonight. Then along comes a woman. And you know that it's right."

"You know our love was meant to be The kind of love that lasts forever. And I want you here with me From tonight until the end of time. You should know, everywhere I go Always on my mind, in my heart In my soul, Baby.You're the meaning in my life, You're the inspiration. You bring feeling to my life, You're the inspiration. Wanna have you near me, I wanna have you hear me sayin' No one needs you more than I need you."

"... the legendary Sapphire Suite of The Drake .. was used for decades to accommodate visiting royalty and other notables. Among the past occupants of the suite were of the United Kingdom, of Japan, of Sweden, and and his aunt of the United Kingdom."

"New York food critic stays at the Drake while plotting the downfall of rival in ' (1997). In the dark social satire ' (1983), and drink pricey hot chocolates in the Drake's Palm Court while waiting to confront high-priced call girl . Unfortunately for the three of them, Guido the killer pimp () is also there, flashing his nasty smile and a nastier gun. Scenes from the bland basketball drama (1991) were also shot here, as well as footage for the (1980) and the made-for-television movie ' (1988). The Drake played a climatic role in (1992)."

"The Drake's first owners were brothers and , also owners and managers of the . With the city's most prominent hotels at either end of (both designed by ), it seemed as though the Drakes encompassed the social, commercial, and political life of Chicago. As one of the grandest of Chicago's palace hotels, the Drake continues to play host to dignitaries, celebrities, and citizens alike."

"1929 — Chicago's cultural hotspot is a place called The Drake Hotel. The Drake was a residential hotel for the elite, part of the , the greatest concentration of wealth in Chicago. The Gold Coast was cheek by jowl with a slum, Little Hell, the greatest concentration of poverty in Chicago."