David Hewson Quotes

I've gone down to the Jersey Shore every summer since I was born. It's like a second home, and Asbury Park is like the capital - it's the center of all of it. Musically, it's incredible.

New Zealand was one of the most beautiful countries to drive through for the scenery and the vast scale of the place.

I know that Brighton is famously a mixture of the seedy and the elegant, but in the summer of 2001 seediness swamped elegance hands down.

Bray is where I live; it's a seaside resort. It's a nice place to walk up there and stuff, on the coast. There's crosses along on top of it.

I grew up in the west of Ireland, and Galway was our local seaside resort. We'd go for one day of the year during the summer, and I have enduring memories of the sand and the sea.

Of course, New Brighton is very shabby, very rundown, but people still go there because it's the place where you take kids out on a Sunday.

Brighton gives me the heebie-jeebies. When I'm near the seafront I can't sleep, I can't eat.

I played the Holiday Motel on the circle in 1970. I know the Jersey Shore.

I am a big fan of Bournemouth, having enjoyed many happy hours on its sandy beach and crazy golf course.

Charleston, South Carolina, is about a 90-minute drive northwest of Beaufort and Parris Island. It is an old city reborn with new charm and an influx of snowbirds from the North attracted by its ease, comfort and accessibility.

I love to drive in the Black Hills of Wyoming and South Dakota with Mount Rushmore as the central stop.

I had a number of part-time jobs after school in Willow Grove, but I did work for two summers in Ocean City as a waitress at Chris' Seafood Restaurant. I loved it.

Most municipalities grow up around commerce; there's a harbor, or the train stops there. Venice, CA was founded for fun.

What makes Biarritz special, as far as I'm concerned, are the fantastic coastline, the beaches - such as the Cotes des Basques - and the sea.

I'm an old-fashioned girl, and as a kid, I used to go on holidays to Scarborough.

I love going to the beach. I like just walking around South Beach, but sometimes, when you're famous, it can be a little difficult.

The place closest to my dad's heart, unequivocally his favourite, was Scarborough. To him it was the epitome of the English coast, postcard perfect.

Mitt Romney is not going to run for president. Mitt said it's time for fresh faces. So that's good news for Bruce Jenner.

One of my opponents [Romney] recently said that it would take an act of God for me to win this primary. I agree with him.

I think Mitt Romney is a symptom. I think the problem is the Republican Party.

Personally, I hope he doesn't get out of the campaign. I need Rick Perry. I don't want to spend the next year trying to do jokes about Mitt Romney.

I can imagine moving out to the seaside at some point. I like Brighton, my sister lives there. I'm a seaside boy and whenever I go there, I find myself writing songs about it.

Today, Mitt Romney visited a firehouse here in New York City. Of course, he was disappointed when he learned that a firehouse isn't a house where you get to fire people.

There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills. These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.

Taking a scenic route in Southeast Iowa is like talking about a good Barry Manilow album. You have to make certain allowances.