James Mercer Quotes

I think that what's funny is that I seem to be taking up the roles that I remember my dad having - for some reason, I'm the one who makes the coffee, and my dad was always that guy. It's kind of shocking how closely I compare to my dad.

James Mercer Broken Bells

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• The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.

  

  Pablo Sandoval
  • God
  • Faith
  • Sister

• Television is more of a business. You can't take as many risks, because there's so many channels now, and the advertising's dropping.

  

  Dana Delany
  • Business
  • Advertising
  • Risks

• The true meaning of feminism is this: to use your strong womanly image to gain strong results in society.

  

  Pamela Anderson
  • True
  • Society
  • Strong

• When 'Carmen' premiered in 1875, it was panned by the critics. It survived 45 performances. It was called a musical and moral outrage. After Bizet died, at age 37, 'Carmen' became wildly popular. If you believe in your creation, and the rest of the world is laughing or yelling 'Boo,' don't give up.

  

  Karen DeCrow
  • Up
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• You're going to change as you grow older, and that messes up a lot of relationships.

  

  Olivia Wilde
  • Up
  • Change
  • Grow

• It's always nice to have more than just two hands if you're making cakes.

  

  Zoe Sugg
  • You
  • Nice
  • Hands

• I introduced legislation in the Senate to prohibit President Obama's amnesty. The House of Representatives stood up and led. It took the legislation I introduced and it passed it. But the Senate Democrats stood as one uniform block and said, 'No, we will do nothing to stop amnesty.'

  

  Ted Cruz
  • Up
  • House
  • Stop

• I do believe, as a person of color, the disparities are great. A lot of the roles that were sent to me were 'Gangbanger No. 1.' And when a role did come up that I felt carried and represented my community in the best ways, I wasn't the only one that knew it existed. So I'd have to compete.

  

  Nate Parker
  • Up
  • Great
  • Believe

• What do you want me to do, rob a bank?

  

  Barry McGuigan
  • Want
  • You
  • Me

• Executives are waking up to realize that they can do a lot better, save money, make better decisions if they optimize and start thinking geographically and have a location strategy.

  

  Jack Dangermond
  • Up
  • Thinking
  • Money

• I always put on M.A.C. Prep and Primer before anything.

  

  Yuna
  • Always
  • Anything
  • Before

• I get to be the nosiest friend or acquaintance that anyone has because it's - my job is to ask you about your dating life all the time.

  

  Sam Yagan
  • Life
  • Time
  • Job

• It only worked for a little while; the morning after I agreed to go with Universal, an article came out in the Hollywood trade papers, and the secret was out.

  

  Laura Hillenbrand
  • Morning
  • Hollywood
  • Trade

• A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.

  

  Patricia Neal
  • You
  • Teacher
  • Expectations

• If I could have anyone on speed dial it would be George Clooney. He seems like a cool guy who would give good advice.

  

  Adam Garcia
  • Good
  • Guy
  • Cool

• Yes, we have the body here; this we have had before.

  

  Edgar Cayce

• I'm not going to whine or get depressed. Who's going to feel sorry for me? Nobody.

  

  Matt Lauer
  • Sorry

• It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by passing a Constitutional amendment.

  

  Adrian Cronauer
  • People
  • American

• You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.

  

  Johnny Depp
  • Heart
  • Eyes
  • Things

• We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.

  

  Aristotle
  • Action
  • Brave
  • Performing

• I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.

  

  W. H. Auden
  • Love
  • For Her
  • Sing

• I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But that doesn't mean the type of person I am is different. My values, my dislikes, my sense of humor are the same.

  

  Matt Lauer
  • Different
  • Friends

• I did almost two years on 'One Life to Live,' so I was thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'm an actor now.'

  

  Teddy Sears
  • Life
  • Thinking
  • Live

• I think that what's funny is that I seem to be taking up the roles that I remember my dad having - for some reason, I'm the one who makes the coffee, and my dad was always that guy. It's kind of shocking how closely I compare to my dad.

  

  James Mercer Broken Bells
  • Thinking
  • Guy
  • Dad