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> [At one point, early on, some public figures even asked whether it 'made sense' to rebuild New Orleans. Would you let your own mother die because it didn't make financial sense to spend the money to treat her, or because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/at-one-point-early-on-some-public-figures-even-asked-whether-it-made/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

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## More by Tom Piazza

> [At one point, early on, some public figures even asked whether it 'made sense' to rebuild New Orleans. Would you let your own mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/at-one-point-early-on-some-public-figures-even-asked-whether-it-made/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

> [The past in New Orleans cohabits with the present to an extent not even approximated in any other North American city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/the-past-in-new-orleans-cohabits-with-the-present-to-an-extent-not/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

> [Go with what is. Use what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/go-with-what-is-use-what-happens/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

> [ A portrait of the young Charlie Parker with a degree of vivid detail never before approached. . . \[Kansas City Lightning is\] a deft,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/a-portrait-of-the-young-charlie-parker-with-a-degree-of-vivid-detail/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

> [In New Orleans the funerals remind us that Life is bigger than any individual life, and it will roll on, and for the short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/in-new-orleans-the-funerals-remind-us-that-life-is-bigger-than-any/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

> [Mac Rebennack, better known as Dr. John, once told me that when a brass band plays at a small club back up in one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/mac-rebennack-better-known-as-dr-john-once-told-me-that-when-a-brass/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

> [“Mac Rebennack, better known as Dr. John, once told me that when a brass band plays at a small club back up in one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/mac-rebennack-better-known-as-dr-john-once-told-me-that-when-a-brass-2/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

> [New Orleans is a city of elegance, beauty, and refinement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-piazza/new-orleans-is-a-city-of-elegance-beauty-and-refinement/)

[Tom Piazza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-piazza/)

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