Jeff Ament Quotes
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Awards don't really mean much.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.
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Our best thoughts come from others.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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By no means do I want to try to leave country music. That's absolutely where I want to stay.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up, or at least a singer/songwriter.
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I grew up on the edge of a national park in Canada - timberwolves, creeks, snow drifts.
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I always put my fantasies in the realm of goals.
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My mom didn't let me play video games growing up, so now I do. Gaming gives me a chance to just let go, blow somebody up and fight somebody from another dimension. It's all escapism.
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Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.
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I was a normal American nerd.
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I don't think that when I'm acting I feel like I lose myself to it, but that sense of losing, that sense of discomfort, well, I guess maybe that comes a bit! It's about redefining what 'uncomfortable' means for you.
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People are different. People choose different criteria. But if there is a better way among many alternatives, I want to encourage that way by making it comfortable. So that's what I've tried to do.
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I guess I was always a ham, and I was anxious to try doing different things. I started doing impressions to make friends at school. I would do them during recess. Maybe some of the kids thought I was being weird, but everyone seemed to have a good time.
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Growing up, me and my brother, we were kind of exact opposites. We were completely yin and yang. He was more rough and tumble, and I just wanted to play with my girlfriends.
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I need to mature a bit - then I might have something to show for it.
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The only news most people ever hear about the inner city comes from grim headlines; the only residents they can name are characters on 'The Wire.' Of course, ignorance of a community doesn't stop outsiders from having opinions about it or passing laws that govern it.
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The government is right to recognise the importance of science and technology, but I think it is a mistake to ringfence funds.
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'All the same,' said the Scarecrow, 'I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.' 'I shall take the heart,' returned the Tin Woodman; 'for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.'
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When I was maybe three years old, I was obsessed with this song 'Leader of the Band' by Dan Fogelberg. My mom took me to the mall and bought me a 45 of it. We would listen to that song all the time.
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That's probably half the reason I wanted to be in a band - I wanted to see the world.
