Quotes About Celebration

From the food to the Mardi Gras Indians to the brass bands and the second liners parading through the street, Jazz Fest presents New Orleans in one place.

Being with the family, running downstairs and opening presents, it was always fun with my brothers.

Yes, my parents brought us up like anybody else. We didn't get any more presents than other people.

Indeed, the Royal Family still retain the German custom - introduced by Prince Albert - of opening their presents on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas morning.

I just love buying myself presents. Is that a crime?

I pride myself on buying really good presents.

Rakshabandhan is one day in a year I always look forward to... As children, we used to get presents and money, and there would be a full line-up of rakhi brothers, but as I grew older, the excitement was lesser as the love grew deeper.

I do like Christmas but the build-up is ludicrous. Such a kerfuffle about two meals and a few presents.

Preservation Hall is the sound of joy. When they start playing, people start moving.

President Bush bestowed the Congressional Medal on myself.

Right afterwards there was a whole, whole lot of press to do, so the week after, all day, every day, was press so I didn't really get a chance to celebrate.

I don't pretend to be Joy Division or New Order. What I do is very straight forward: it's an interpretation and a celebration of the music, with different people. Everyone looks at it and knows exactly what I'm doing.

When I tell my friends, 'I'm in the 'Bourne' movie,' they're like, 'Congratulations! Wait... is Matt Damon coming back?' I go, 'Yeah.' And they're like, 'Yo! Matt Damon! Matty D!' Everyone pretends they know Matt Damon. It's exciting.

I hate crowds of people pretending to be happy on one night of the year, where they get drunk and obnoxious by the end of the night.

I just love dancing.

I really enjoy dancing. When there's music around, I can't help it; I start dancing, especially when I'm with friends.

I knew I was happy when I was dancing.

I knew I loved dancing with my friends.

I adore dancing.

I believe in dancing.

Whether there's music, there's not music, it's an appropriate time to dance or not, I'm dancing.

I used to a lot. I used to go dancing.

Dancing is kind of my thing.

I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing.