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322 New Orleans quotes by 205 unique authors

The Society of North American Magic Realists welcomes its newest, most dazzling member, Louis Maistros. His debut novel is a thing of wonder, unlike anything… — Donald Harington
The biggest challenge in New Orleans has been to find workers who can climb a ladder after lunch. — Harry Anderson
Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans. It has given… — Louis Armstrong
We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. We couldn't do it, butGod did. — Richard Baker
New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun. — Poppy Z. Brite
Well, it seems that one day Dylan was drivin' up to San Francisco from New Orleans or somewhere, when our record [House of the Rising… — Eric Burdon
At Carnegie Hall the Preservation Hall Jazz Band showed how easily it could hop from era to era. It could work like a rhythm-and-blues horn… — Jon Pareles
What's New Orleans without music? And what's music without dancing? — Ellen DeGeneres
There are a lot of places I like, but I like New Orleans better. — Bob Dylan
New Orleans - the real New Orleans - is the soul of the country. — Wynton Marsalis
You don't need a guidebook to see New Orleans - just a good pair of shoes. — James Carville
There is no other place on earth even remotely like New Orleans. Don't even try to compare it to anywhere else. — Anthony Bourdain
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans. When that's where you left your heart. The moonlight on the bayou a creole tune… — Louis Armstrong
There's certain things in life that I love. One is architecture. And music, culture, food, people. New Orleans has all of that. — Lenny Kravitz
Venice, Italy, survives 365 days out of every year in water; New Orleans can survive a few days of water if it has to. — Billy Tauzin
Yeah, I think A Confederacy of Dunces is probably the perfect New Orleans book. — Poppy Z. Brite
New Orleans is not in the grip of a neurosis of a denied past; it passes out memories generously like a great lord; it doesn't… — Umberto Eco
An eighty-nine year old kid from Boston playing a blues in New Orleans takes a lot of chutzpah. — George Wein
New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse, and I can only dream that one day she will recapture her glory. I will do… — Harry Connick, Jr.
New Orleans has a real spirit. It's the most authentic of all American cities. — Brad Pitt
Everybody started calling my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playing down in New Orleans. — Fats Domino
You wanna do some livin' before you die. Do it down in New Orleans... — Dr. John
Everything in New Orleans is a good idea. — Bob Dylan
It has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen Edinburgh; and I think that I may say that… — Mark Twain
The ghosts race towards the light, you can almost hear the heavy breathing spirits, all determined to get somewhere. New Orleans, unlike a lot of… — Bob Dylan

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