It is still a surprise when people tell me that Ive had an influence on them, particularly when its someone I really respect. – Bonnie Raitt
I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, Im in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them. – Bonnie Raitt
Ive watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me. – Bonnie Raitt
I never saw music in terms of men and women or black and white. There was just cool and uncool. – Bonnie Raitt
I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it. – Charles Schumer