Pittsburgh

"If I could start my life all over again . . . you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler."

"Dont take long to spend all the time you want in Pittsburgh. (said in jest)"

"Pennsylvanias western daughter With your tubes of liberty Princess of pig-iron slaughter With your boyfriend Carnegie Oh you were stained glassed You were smoke stacked You were laid in cobblestone You were trolley car tracked And for you the red sky shone."

"The Rooneys are the finest people, the people I most respect in American sports ownership. Ive always felt that way. And theres no reason to change. They are people of integrity and character . . . I have a whole transcendental feeling for the Steelers and the Rooneys and Pittsburgh."

"This is the only city in America with an entrance. You slide and slither into most downtowns, passing through gradual layers of ever-more-intensely built-up sprawl, and you do not so much enter the center as realize after you are there that it is all around you. Not Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is entered with glory and drama."

"The road from D.C. to Pittsburgh is, well, green...to be honest, it was a haze of emerald and photosynthesis in action. It definitely got rockier[.] As for Pittsburgh itself, well, it’s definitely a “must visit.” Like a hipper, organic, authentic version of the cool downtown area near you with the bricks, only they have more bars, better food, and a brilliant arts scene."

"In a way, I was born twice. I was born in 1934 and again in 1955 when I came to Pittsburgh. I am thankful to say that I lived two lives."

"The three most beautiful cities in the world are Paris; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Pittsburgh. If Pittsburgh were situated somewhere in the heart of Europe, tourists would eagerly journey hundreds of miles out of their way to visit it. Its setting is spectacular . . ."

"Theres a pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, And I walk up and down neath the clock By the pawnshop on a corner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, But I aint got a thing left to hock."

"The Indispensable American city."

"My beautiful Grandmother, Caroline Garlinghouse, came from Pittsburgh . . . I never met her but I have followed many of her ideas -- through my mother -- And it has given me a warm spot in my heart for your city."

"Come back here perfectly sober tomorrow."