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" First of all, just because the Tea Party people appear to be generally uneducated, ignorant about the political process, ignorant about economics, confused about their own platform from the beginning, and indelicate when it comes to the craft of diplomacy, doesn't mean they're wrong. "

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" Half of the modern world goes back as far as Pearl Jam. The real historians go back to U2. But they need to go back further. They have to go back to the '50s and '60s, where things started. That's how you get to be your own personality, by studying the masters. Rock and roll was white kids trying to make black music and failing, gloriously! "

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" I think I'm one of the few people who have experienced New Jersey becoming fashionable twice in a lifetime. "

" Whatever I'm doing, I try and keep the quality very high. "

" I was a gambler when I was a kid, so when we got to Las Vegas, it was like Mecca. "

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" They legislate fatherhood in Norway. It's not an option. That's a shocking thing to us in America. "

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" A lot of the idealism of the Sixties was spot on, from the environmentalism to the war to the Civil Rights movement, the women's rights movement, you name it. "

" Every successful person needs to have at least one person in their life who's not afraid of them. "

" C-17s should be ready to go at various military bases around the world packed with water, food, medical supplies, sleeping bags and tents, all prepared to be air dropped in alongside soldiers and doctors to begin relief efforts. "

" What the world needs is an Emergency Boss. An Emergency Czar. An Emergency Commander. A true Master Of Disaster. One person completely responsible for the anticipation, immediate reconnaissance, and urgent execution of rescue and relief efforts around the world. "

" Sometimes there's no qualitative difference between two-and-a-half and three-and-a-half hour shows. It's just a matter of how long you do it. It's not like the show must be three hours and 30 minutes to work. That's just not the case. "

" The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist. It's a different world without Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Curtis Mayfield, Brian Jones and the rest. "

" Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart. "

" You're either on the Republican team or the Democratic team, and all that matters is that your team wins. Judging by history, regardless of which team wins, the people always lose. "

" 'Soulfire' is a collection of stuff I've done in the past. Each song is an element of who I am: There's a doo-wop song on the album; a blues song, R&B and some jazz. For people who are going to be hearing me for the first time, it's an introduction to who I am. "

" Within three hours of a disaster event there should be a recon damage assessment of the infrastructure and an educated guess as to the casualties and degree of imminent human peril. Then make the airdrops of supplies and personnel. Simultaneously, Seabees would be dropped in, with lights and generators, to begin rescue efforts. "

" I learned a lot from Bruce Springsteen and David Chase. "

" For those who are familiar with my work, 'Soulfire' is a return to how most people identify me, which is that soul-meets-rock thing. "

" Let the wealthier countries and corporations of the world fund an Emergency Organization. "

" The simple fact is we do not live in a democracy. Certainly not the kind our Founding Fathers intended. We live in a corporate dictatorship represented by, and beholden to, no single human being you can reason with or hold responsible for anything. "

" I know what it takes to make a band, how they should interact, what makes a record sound like it's a band - everything having to do with a band, I happen to be into. "

" You can trace the E Street Band directly back to the Rascals. "

" Stevie Van Zandt could not walk on to a set and act. I don't know how actors do that! It's the scariest thing in the world. "

" I was obsessed with politics in the '80s. I've recovered and I'm feeling much better now, thank you. "

" To walk into a studio, for me, is just like walking onto a beach or something. "

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" Rock n' roll is our religion, and we will continue to lose disciples as we go, but we pick up the fallen flag and keep moving forward, bringing forth the good news that our heroes have helped create, their bodies lost, but their spirits and their good work everlasting. "

" Politics, in general, when you're trying to change the world for the better in any kind of way, no matter how small or how big, it's inches. "

" I played around with the idea of touring with a soul revue, with Smokey Robinson, Sam Moore, Darlene Love, people like that. "

" The River,' to me, meant 43 songs. "

" Reach for greatness, nothing less. And make sure you have some fun along the way. "

" I had the wonderful good luck of having Jimmy Gandolfini as my mentor and David Chase as my godfather, two of the most talented guys in the history of television. "