James Edward Olliges Jr. (Jim James) Quotes

I got really hooked on this riff in the middle of this song called 'Minor Miracles' by my friend Eric Johnson from Fruit Bats. I got the tracks for that from him, and that turned into 'Here in Spirit.'

James Edward Olliges Jr.

James Edward Olliges Jr.

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Careers don't interest me. The only thing that interests me is continuing to be a poet on one level or another, whether acting or writing or directing.

Sam Shepard
- Writing
- Me
- Acting
We discovered a mechanism which is like the garbage machine of the body. We need to remove damaged proteins and create new ones in their place, and we discovered the machine that does this.

Aaron Ciechanover
- Body
- Place
- Need
They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy.

Baha'u'llah
- Men
- Knowledge
- Physician
Most people who are looking to get a handgun are going to get a carry permit. But most people don't carry around rifles with them; they keep them at home or at the range.

Dan Carter
- People
- Home
- Looking
And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.

Samuel Daniel
- World
- Few
- Ear
In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.

Taylor Sheridan
- Time
- Poverty
- Injustice