Jeff Ament Quotes

Where I grew up, I could be a punk rocker and a jock. But in college, it became apparent that those two worlds didn't mix. When I brought my guitar back to school after Thanksgiving break, a friend handed me his bass and said, 'Listen to the Ramones.'

Jeff Ament

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FriendSchoolCollegeMeGuitar

Like a lot of freelance cartoonists, when any opportunity like that comes along, I have a hard time saying no, whether it makes sense or not.

Jim Woodring

OpportunityTimeSayingHardSense

When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.

Jesse Jackson

OpportunityWalkDoorsDrunkSwing

I love watching people's dreams come true.

Jessica Simpson

LoveDreamsPeopleTrueWatching

I have all my life fought against prejudice, having been subjected to it myself.

John Galliano

LifeMyselfMy LifePrejudiceBeen

Sean is so funny. One time he went to Ireland for two weeks with his mother, and Ireland is so beautiful, and he got back; we were like, 'How was it?' and he was like, 'Ugh I was so bored.'

Megan Mullally

FunnyMotherBeautifulTimeBack

I don't meditate before I play or compose, but I see playing and composing as meditative acts.

Steve Swallow

PlaySeeI SeePlayingBeforeActs

The way I did it, every job was A+.

Steve Wozniak

JobWayDidEvery

I felt blessed by the existence of Horace Porter's 'Campaigning With Grant.'

Ron Chernow

BlessedExistenceGrantFeltPorter

I think guitarists are really over-admired and over-revered.

Jonny Greenwood

ThinkI ThinkReally

It may be that the seemingly intrinsic attraction that past time has for me is merely a desire for escapism, as I look out at the nation and world with little optimism.

David Souter

TimePastOptimismMeWorldLook

What I do now defines who I am as a woman and how people see me; they don't see me as a little girl.

Ashlee Simpson

GirlWomanI AmPeopleMeNow

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.

Phillips Brooks

NatureHumbleYourselfGreatnessYou

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