Jeff Ament Quotes
I've been interested in Eastern religions since I went to college because I was trying to figure out where I stood with Catholicism.
Quotes to Explore
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There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
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God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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I don't really desire things. I prefer to spend my money on experiences, on meals or travel.
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As the law minister, I had ensured that the government's right to natural resources was protected. The result was evident. The honourable Supreme Court gave the landmark decision in RIL vs RNRL case that the government is the owner of all natural resources.
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As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something different.
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In falling over in heels while trying to look attractive, you don't just hurt your body, you bear the humiliation of injuring your very soul. Physical pain? Whatever, bring it on. But the humiliation? Oh, you have seen to the very weakest part of me.
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Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.
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Making music is fantastic.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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I feel like I've been the star of my own show for a while now. I was always putting on shows as a kid, and obviously, my household was really creative.
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Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?
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I realised a little bit to my astonishment that I can give a lecture for a thousand people, and there will be this tumultuous applause, so, you know, I have the feeling well, it can't be all that bad.
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Romy and I, we're learning how to share the xx with people who aren't in the xx.
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Adequacy is sufficient.
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There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
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In some extremely important ways, people are what you expect them to be, or at least they behave as you expect them to behave.
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I always wanted to be normal. I tried really hard, but it's like I try so hard and then people still say I'm offbeat. I've learnt to accept that and take advantage of it as an actor.
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Civility is a work of the imagination, for it is through the imagination that we render others sufficiently like ourselves for them to become subjects of tolerance and respect, if not always affection.
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When I arrived, I felt the spotlight shining brightly on me, and I knew the sharks were ready to strike if I did not pan out and prove myself to be the showman and the player the college ranks had labeled me to be.
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I'm not staying away from any genre. I'm trying to get scripts that I like.
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I've been interested in Eastern religions since I went to college because I was trying to figure out where I stood with Catholicism.
