When (Big) Walter was in the right mood, he could be the most ferocious, the most inventive, the most dangerous harp player I ever heard.

To me, the harmonica is like a voice.

The harmonica is the most voice-like instrument, you can make it wail, feel happy, or cry. It's like singing the blues without words.

I love the music, but being on the road ain't a piece of cake, but it is real rewarding. You've got to - all those people can't come to my house, so I've got to go out on the road and play for them.

It is secular spiritual music, the gospel blues. It's music from the heart instead of the head.

Your potential exceeds your beliefs. Be courageous and chose the impossible.

To a woman, the first kiss tells all about a relationship.

Anger is action without thoughts.

There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut.

I've always maintained that men were more romantic than women.

Gratitude is what we are without a story.

My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talking.

A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere.

I throw just as hard as ever - it just takes twice as long to get there.

Love is merely a madness, and, I tell you, deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen do.