When we talk about justice in America we're really talking about justice brought about by the people, not by judges who are tools of the establishment or prosecutors who are are equally tools of the establishment or the wardens or the police officers.
When I speak of natural drummers I'm talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave 'em.
One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had been burned out of their villages, had family members killed, and then when men showed up at the wells to get water, they were shot.
With Jackson there was quiet solitude. Just to sit and look at the landscape. An inner quietness. After dinner, to sit on the back porch and look at the light. No need for talking. For any kind of communication.
I would say that if you don't feel like talking to the crowd something is wrong and if you force yourself to talk to them things will happen and to that extent things aren't choreographed.
It depends on the time of the year and who I've been talking to, I try to put people in the studio I like.
I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.
Whatever the reason is, I hope we can finish talking about the Olympics. It's gone, it's behind us. The schedule wasn't proper for players who went there and there is some fatigue in a lot guys' play right now.
People are generally amazed that I would take an interest in any form that would require me to stop talking for three hours.
There's nothing worse than talking about yourself to find out that you're not that interesting.
Many times I've gone on tours with Paul Anka. He would have someone sitting behind him to keep people from even talking to him. You were almost in a little restricted area there.
Hard work does pay, and you just have to continue to work, and you got two guys, when you're talking about Gary and myself, we have a God-given talent, but we worked at it and we're happy to be where we are today.
Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again, just by being around him and talking.
Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order in this country.
I terminated the interview when I didn't know what he was talking about and went upstairs to lunch.