Allen Toussaint Quotes

To get to New Orleans you don't pass through anywhere else. That geographical location, being aloof, lets it hold onto the ritual of its own pace more than other places that have to keep up with the progress.

Allen Toussaint

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1938 - November 10, 2015

Topics

ProgressYouNewPlacesMoreOwn

Whoever portrays me on screen need not necessarily be a look alike. Any hero could play my part.

Adnan Sami

HeroMeLookPlayNeedAlike

I was very naive, and I thought it was just a matter of writing my first book and sending it in, and for the rest of my life I would be writing books and collecting royalties. Nobody told me how hard it was going to be to get published.

Jerry Spinelli

LifeMeWritingBookRestThought

Germany has become a country that many people abroad associate with hope.

Angela Merkel

HopePeopleCountryBecomeAbroad

Traditionally in crime fiction, women exist as a bedroom convenience or to screw up in order that the plot may progress. I wanted no part of that.

Ann Maxwell

WomenProgressCrimeBedroomFiction

Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.

Simon Cowell

PeopleLookingThinkPerfectShould

All comic-book artists secretly want a successful television or movie project because of the wider audience.

Rob Liefeld

TelevisionWantProjectAudience

I never went to any Tea Party meetings, although I am fiscally very much in like mind, and grateful for and appreciative of the support of anybody, no matter what group they might be part of.

Matt Bevin

GratefulI AmTeaSupportMind

There's a constant drip and trickle of life that goes into one's awareness really and consciousness of things.

Mike Leigh

LifeAwarenessConsciousnessThings

Doing any job for too long limits your possibilities.

Michael Zaslow

JobLimitsDoingPossibilitiesLong

I'd say we are traditionalist. We are heavy on discipline and relatively strict and structured. But we also make sure our children feel not just physically safe but emotionally safe, like they can come to us with anything.

Mona Sutphen

ChildrenDisciplineFeelSayHeavy

If you're at an antiques fair, and have been unable to beat the dealer down earlier in the day, pay a return visit at the end. They may be more inclined to accept your offer, rather than having to pack the piece up and take it home.

Judith Miller

HomeDayEndYouDownAccept

He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?

Lord Byron

LiveEarthCruelOnlyJustWho

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