“I love Hank Williams. Who doesn't love Hank Williams? So my choices are not that surprising.” Quote by George Thorogood
“I hate categories. Hank Williams is a great artist, period. Bob Dylan is a great artist, so is Marty Robbins. They just classify these people and put them in categories so they can sell the thing easier.” PeopleArtistHatePeriodsEasierI HateSellsCategoriesBobGreat ArtDylanGreat ArtistHank WilliamsMarty Author:George Thorogood
“How would you define [Bob] Dylan? You can't. That's a true artist. How about Ray Charles? Can you classify Ray Charles? No, you can't. He's just great, period.” ArtistPeriodsRaysBobDylanTrue Artists Author:George Thorogood
“[European audiences differ from American] they talk different. The ones in Holland speak Dutch. The ones in Switzerland speak Swiss. That's the only difference.” DifferentSpeakDifferencesAudienceDutchSwitzerlandSwissHolland Author:George Thorogood
“Rock 'n' roll never sleeps it just passes out.” SleepRocksRock N RollNever Sleep Author:George Thorogood
“Reactions [on my 1979 Massey lectures] were from Anglophones. I'm one. But I'm terrible at French. In fact, there was practically no reaction.” FactsTerribleReactionsLectures Author:Jane Jacobs
“My husband was a hospital architect and he was working on some hospitals in Alberta, and I told him to try to find out what they thought about separatism. He would come back on weekends. He said "well, I think I found out how they feel about separatism. I brought it up at lunch in the cafeteria, and everybody at the table was silent and then somebody said 'Let's change the subject'."” ThinkingFeelsTryingWellsSaidFoundSubjectsHusbandTablesSilentMy HusbandHospitalsLunchWeekendArchitectCafeteriaAlberta Author:Jane Jacobs
“The best thing is not to think about [separatism]. [People in Alberta] don't even want to engage in talking pros and cons and why people feel this way.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFeelsTalkingBest ThingsPros And ConsAlberta Author:Jane Jacobs
“There were lots of programs over the course of the two referendums and the general tenor of them was that if Quebec were to separate, then Canada would disintegrate.” IfsTwoCoursesProgramCanadaTenorsQuebecReferendums Author:Jane Jacobs
“That was the fear that there would be no identity anymore, for Canada. It was foolish, because there are so many examples of separatism, and nothing has disintegrated, unless they went to war.” WarWould BeExampleIdentityFoolishCanada Author:Jane Jacobs
“Let's see in those indictments you can't level at Sweden, they never tried to ban the constitution or undermine the settlement that they wanted. Well you can't say that of Canada. Any indication of revolt on the part of Quebec was either bought off, with a good deal of corruption.” WellsWantedLevelsDealsConstitutionCorruptionCanadaRevoltIndicationBansSettlementSwedenQuebecIndictment Author:Jane Jacobs