New Orleans Quotes - Page 16

• I was the vampire Lestat again. I was back in action. New Orleans was once again my hunting ground.

  Anne Rice

  Hunting, Vampire, Action

  Anne Rice (2011). “The Vampire Chronicles Collection: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned”, p.415, Ballantine Books

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• New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse...

  Harry Connick, Jr.

  Essence, Soul, Muse

  "Fats Domino Found in New Orleans" by Gina Serpe, www.eonline.com. September 1, 2005.

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• New Orleans - the real New Orleans - is the soul of the country.

  Wynton Marsalis

  Country, Real, Soul

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• ...So Englishmen saw it. Lincoln's insincerity was regarded as proven by two things: his earlier denial of any lawful right or wish to free the slaves; and, especially, his not freeing the slaves in 'loyal' Kentucky and other United States areas or even in Confederate areas occupied by United States troops, such as New Orleans.

  Sheldon Vanauken

  War, Kentucky, Two

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• I'd love to live in New Orleans. I love the freedom of it - for good and for bad.

  James Gandolfini

  "Once Tough Guy, Now Nurturer". Interview With Melena Ryzik, www.nytimes.com. October 26, 2010.

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• New Orleans is like the bad-kid island in 'Pinocchio.'

  Jonah Hill

  Kids, Islands

  "Jonah Hill: The ESQ+A". Interview with Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. September 20, 2011.

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• I remembered my New Orleans days, living on two five-cent candy bars a day for weeks at a time in order to have leisure to write. But starvation, unfortunately, didn't improve art. It only hindered it. A man's soul was rooted in his stomach. A man could write much better after eating a porterhouse steak and drinking a pint of whiskey than he could ever write after eating a nickel candy bar. The myth of the starving artist was a hoax.

  Charles Bukowski

  Art, Drinking, Writing

  "Factotum". Book by Charles Bukowski, Ch. 29, 1975.

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• ...I doubt very seriously whether anyone will hire me.' What do you mean, babe? You a fine boy with a good education.' Employers sense in me a denial of their values.' He rolled over onto his back. 'They fear me. I suspect that they can see that I am forced to function in a century I loathe. This was true even when I worked for the New Orleans Public Library.

  John Kennedy Toole

  Work, Mean, Boys

  John Kennedy Toole (2004). “A Confederacy of Dunces”, p.76, LSU Press

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• If there was no New Orleans, America would just be a bunch of free people dying of boredom." -Judy Deck in an e-mail sent to Chris Rose

  Chris Rose

  America, People, Boredom

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• You knows dat in New Orleans is not morning 'til dee sun come up.

  Tom Robbins

  Morning, Sun, Come Up

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• If you're open to it, New Orleans will teach you about yourself, but if you want to hide from who you really are, the city will help you do that, too.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Cities, Want, Helping

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• Clean living keeps me in shape. Righteous thoughts are my secret. And New Orleans home cooking.

  Fats Domino

  Home, Cooking, Secret

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• You get a taste here in New Orleans that you don't get anywhere else in the country.

  Regis Philbin

  Country, Taste

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• In the spring of 1988, I returned to New Orleans, and as soon as I smelled the air, I knew I was home. It was rich, almost sweet, like the scent of jasmine and roses around our old courtyard. I walked the streets, savoring that long lost perfume.

  Anne Rice

  Sweet, Spring, Home

  "Fictional character: Louis". "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles", www.imdb.com. November 9, 1994.

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• Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras = bad idea!

  Nikki Sixx

  Ideas, Mardi Gras, Motley Crue

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• Madame Lily Devalier always asked "Where are you?" in a way that insinuated that there were only two places on earth one could be: New Orleans and somewhere ridiculous.

  Tom Robbins

  Two, Lilies, Earth

  Tom Robbins (2003). “Jitterbug Perfume”, p.141, Bantam

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• I've been all over the world. I love New York, I love Paris, San Francisco, so many places. But there's no place like New Orleans. It's got the best food. It's got the best music. It's got the best people. It's got the most fun stuff to do.

  Harry Connick, Jr.

  New York, Fun, Paris

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• What's New Orleans without music? And what's music without dancing?

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Dancing, Without Music

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• Since the NBA purchased the New Orleans Hornets, final responsibility for significant management decisions lies with the Commissioner’s Office in consultation with team chairman Jac Sperling. All decisions are made on the basis of what is in the best interests of the Hornets. In the case of the trade proposal that was made to the Hornets for Chris Paul, we decided, free from the influence of other NBA owners, that the team was better served with Chris in a Hornets uniform than by the outcome of the terms of that trade.

  David Stern

  Lying, Team, Responsibility

  "Chris Paul Trade Drama: Reactions, News On David Stern Veto, Lakers, Hornets Deal, Training Camp". www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.

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• I love New Orleans I love the way it looks. I love the way it feels.

  Sandra Bullock

  Looks, Way, Feels

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• I always like to play very contemporary concepts of swing right next to New Orleans music because it highlights continuum.

  Wynton Marsalis

  Swings, Play, Next

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• In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful. ... With the best restaurants in New York, you'll find something similar to it in Paris or Copenhagen or Chicago. But there is no place like New Orleans. So it's a must-see city because there's no explaining it, no describing it. You can't compare it to anything. So, far and away New Orleans.

  Anthony Bourdain

  New York, Cities, Paris

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