The New Orleans I knew ain't no more.

I started out with nothing. I still have most of it.

When I joined the band, being that I was going to take this up as a profession, I realized that there were no two finer guitar players in the world that I'd rather play with.

I went over to say hi to Rob and he introduced me to Wayne and Fred. I had made a radical purchase of some brown Beatle boots. Wayne was like 'Where did you get those boots! Who is this guy?

Nothing ever sounds quite the way it does when you're standing right in the middle of it.

I had just broken up with my wife so I was searching for another way to live.

We had all this kind of freedom and 'get out of your head' kind of stuff and at the same time, we were trying to establish ourselves in the business. These two things are really difficult to bring together.

The New Orleans I knew ain't no more.

We had all these things to deal with- houses full of people and John going to jail, guys from New York saying 'don't worry about anything.' So it was really confusing.

We had all these things to deal with - houses full of people and John going to jail, guys from New York saying 'don't worry about anything.' So it was really confusing.

You should know, whether you live in the U.S. or in the U.K., that your identity has already been stolen.

There are some great women's roles in television... so much more interesting than what I was reading in film scripts.

The chicken is gone but you can still smell it But its nothing like it was.

I'm a piece of work, man. I will do what I want, at all times, always. Nobody's going to persuade me one way or another. I can't be persuaded. I take criticism, I listen, I analyze, but at the end of the day, I make the decisions. Because that's the way I started, and that's the way I'm going to finish.

I know about raising money.

Nothing I'm doing is without its predecessors.

In the eyes of the world, Malaysia has become a pariah state, a state where anyone can be hauled up and questioned by the police, detained, and charged through abusing laws of the country.

I lost my father was I 10 years old, and I always looked for a father. I missed my father very much.

The wind industry has made major strides over the past two decades, and they have proven their industry to be efficient and self-sustainable. There is no need for the taxpayer to continue to subsidize a wind start-up tax credit.

If you don't have a tonne of optimism, you're not going to make it... you won't be able to evangelise to everyone else. On the other hand, if you aren't constantly paranoid about what can go wrong and put plans in place, then you're going to get bitten at some point.

When students and liberals initially occupied Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing.

If you're trying to cut down the distance travelled from the farm to your plate, it makes sense to do the same for your pet. If we all shifted our bias towards sustainable pet food, we would be helping more than just our faithful friends.

The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?

Sifting daylight dissolves the memory turns it into dust motes floating in light.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.

People were really interested in what was going on because of the international context of the Cold War.

For centuries Cubas greatest resource has been its people.

I have to take care of myself in order to live life the way I want to. It's important to have rest days. But in the long run, if I don't work out for, like, three days, I feel worse, not better.

The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations. The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.

You are the author of your life. If you don't like how it goes, write it differently.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

In life the only thing that you can expect is the unexpected; the only surprise is a day that has none.

I fell in love with words in all languages, and I read everything I could find, particularly myths and legends and histories and archeology and any novels.