These Milwaukee quotes will inspire you. Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.
A collection of motivating, happy, and encouraging Milwaukee quotes, Milwaukee sayings, and Milwaukee proverbs.
Best Milwaukee Quotes
- “Chicago – a pompous Milwaukee.” ~ Leonard Louis Levinson
- “Lambeau was always special, and so was Milwaukee.” ~ Ray Nitschke
- “St. Louis is closer to Minneapolis than Milwaukee is.” ~ Bud Selig
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“I was born in Washington, D.C., and I was raised in Milwaukee.” ~ Kristen Johnston
- “I grew up playing in an alley on the south side of Milwaukee.” ~ Jane Kaczmarek
- “I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.” ~ Bob Uecker
- “Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.” ~ Dar Williams
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“To this day, whenever I’m in Milwaukee, which is often, I’m reminded that the people there still haven’t gotten over the Braves leaving … If it helps, they should know the players haven’t either.” ~ Hank Aaron
- “It’s why we oppose Citizens United from that right-wing Supreme Court. In 2012, I also said the Tea Party “acted like terrorists” and called a donut shop manager in Milwaukee who wanted lower taxes a “smartass.” And I said the number one issue is a three-letter word, J-O-B-S.” I’m proud of who I am.” ~ Joe Biden
- “I remember one time I’m batting against the Dodgers in Milwaukee. They lead, 2 – 1, it’s the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two out and the pitcher has a full count on me. I look over to the Dodger dugout and they’re all in street clothes.” ~ Bob Uecker
- “Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a place that I feel like it’s undervalued. It’s one of the most amazing cities I’ve been to. It has the most to offer.” ~ Danny Gokey
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“What’s made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me.” ~ Glenn Sutton
- “There are a lot of people in Milwaukee who have had adverse impacts from Scott Walker. He’s managed to mess over everyone in Milwaukee.” ~ Gwen Moore
- “I’m a Brewers fan. I was born in Milwaukee, so I’m all Wisconsin teams all day.” ~ Colin Kaepernick
- “Well, when people ask where I’m from, I usually say the Midwest, because that covers both homes, in a way. Obviously I was born in Omaha, but when people say, “Where do you come from,” we’ll say Milwaukee. I mean Jennifer was certainly born in Milwaukee, and that’s where I spent a big chunk of my adult life, so we usually say we came here from Milwaukee. That’s usually how it’s referenced is we’re from Milwaukee, yeah.” ~ Peter Buffett
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“I know more polkas than Frankie Yankovic. I grew up next door to the Polka Tavern in Milwaukee. I can sing some polkas. And proud of that.” ~ Al Jarreau
- “In Milwaukee last month a man died laughing over one of his own jokes. That’s what makes it so tough for us outsiders. We have to fight home competition.” ~ Robert Benchley
- “I sit at my desk
each night with no place to go,
opening the wrinkled maps of Milwaukee and Buffalo,
the whole U.S.,
its cemeteries, its arbitrary time zones,
through routes like small veins, capitals like small stones.” ~ Anne Sexton - “I’m from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I moved to LA when I was about eleven years old. I always go back to Milwaukee whenever I can. Just chill with my grandpa and my grandmother and just be with family, be with people that were there before I got a million views on YouTube because of my music video.” ~ Jacob Latimore
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“The President said that Gold told him to invade Iraq. You see that’s what happens when you mix New Testament and Old Milwaukee.” ~ Bill Maher
- “My first deepening of spirituality came when I was 6, when I was moved from my grandmother and sent to live with my mother – whom I really did not know – who had moved to Milwaukee. Something inside myself knew that I was never going to see my grandmother again – I would be wasting my time to live in that space of wanting that.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
- “My wife Jennifer’s family is all from there. Jennifer grew up there, so we have personal ties forever – her mom, dad, her brother, her twin brother – so, there’s certainly a personal connection there that will also be there. Also, even though I grew up in Omaha, I feel like I really grew up in Milwaukee.” ~ Peter Buffett
- “I was working with mud and photographs and thread, eyelashes, carrots and acetone… I was throwing radios off buildings and… remember floating styrofoam commas down the Milwaukee River.” ~ William Wegman
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“And y’all scared I can tell
That I’mma get Bucks like Milwaukee, cause like Sam, I ca’ sell.” ~ Jadakiss
- “What the Hell. In 1988, I was the AWA heavyweight champion and I never came to Milwaukee.” ~ Jerry Lawler
- “One time I dropped a fly ball in Milwaukee and, after the game, the writers asked me what happened. I told them, ‘Well, I was looking up and a UFO flew right across. It was weird. I never saw anything like that in my life.’ Man, I was only joking and they wrote it up and put it in the paper.” ~ Jesse Barfield
- “Well, Milwaukee is a special place to me. It’s where I started my career playing in Appleton. Getting cheered on the road is something I haven’t been use to.” ~ Alex Rodriguez
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“I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.” ~ Joe Torre
- “I’ve argued this with a lot of people in my life. When people say God blessed me with a beautiful jump shot, it really pisses me off. I tell those people, ‘Don’t undermine the work I’ve put in every day.’ Not some days. Every day. Ask anyone who has been on a team with me who shoots the most. Go back to Seattle and Milwaukee and ask them. The answer is me — not because it’s a competition, but because that’s how I prepare.” ~ Ray Allen
- “Tucker: You guys going to Milwaukee? Guy: Yes sir, heading home after a vacation. Tucker: Did you know there are midgets in Milwaukee? [The man and his wife are silent and confused.] Tucker: HUNDREDS OF THEM!” ~ Tucker Max
- “Wherever you go, things change you. I mean, obviously moving to Miami and becoming part of the NBA has given me a different perspective on style than I had when I lived in Chicago or Milwaukee.” ~ Dwyane Wade
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“Whenever I think of Milwaukee, I think of the American League. Hmm, Boston, Atlanta, weren’t they the Browns, too?” ~ Mike Shannon
- “One can see the results of those policies in hundreds of communities around my State. As one might expect, our largest communities – places like Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay – lost thousands of jobs as a result of those trade policies, most notably NAFTA and permanent most-favored-nation status for China.” ~ Russ Feingold
- “When I go across the country, whether it’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, whether it’s Birmingham, Alabama or Milwaukee, Wisconsin, there are always forces at play that I choose to relate to and extract inspiration from, and as long as they stay committed to the struggle against poverty, I find a role for myself.” ~ Harry Belafonte
- “There were a lot of races I was going to win at Milwaukee, but I had mechanical problems or something would happen, … In the early years, it just took a long time for me to win a race. I got in somebody’s oil one time and got in the wall, had a clutch go out once. . . so when I finally won one, it was a long time coming.” ~ Dick Trickle
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“I was just getting out of a shootaround in Milwaukee when I found out. I took out my insoles (from my shoes) and I was out of there.” ~ Dan McCarney
- “As mayor of Milwaukee, I’ve had many developers come and many businesses come and have asked for financial assistance from the city, and my questions have always been: how many jobs are we talking about and are these family-supporting jobs.” ~ Tom Barrett
- “I wouldn’t even feel sorry for us if I was going against us. I know teams are licking their chops. The Bulls or Milwaukee, they’re excited. Even though somebody is hurt they’re still excited because they feel like we’re a man down and we might not be as strong, but we’re confident here. We got the players to still make something special happen. Guys just have to step up as a unit.” ~ Tristan Thompson
- “I’ve owned a business for 26 years. My family isn’t in politics and my supporters aren’t special interest groups in Madison and Milwaukee.” ~ Mark Neumann
