James Edward Olliges Jr. (Jim James) Quotes
The band can't exist without the crowd, and the crowd wouldn't be there if it wasn't for the band, and it really is something magical that people need.
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This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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I'm so excited to be working on 'Doctor Who,' as it's such a big and important part of British culture.
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After all, film is so porous, and to my mind, so oddly occult, that I think that film itself absorbs odd energies like a living skin.
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Good comedy is ageless.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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We're so marriage-obsessed, we think that only married people are families.
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'Yela' represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. 'Wolf' speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music.
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Being in the spotlight, you know, you tend to kind of forget who you are. And being an artist... it could be a very superficial job. It could be very pretentious as well.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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A democracy thrives on diversity. Tyranny oppresses it.
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Especially on unexpected journeys, you have time; you can figure certain deeper things out, like who you are and what you want. That's why I enjoy journeys.
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Dating is kind of hard. Like dinner or something like that. Like a forced awkward situation is very strange. Especially for me, for some reason.
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Life is such a tragicomedy.
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The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.
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My looks vary, but I definitely think about it and plan. I like to shop, too, so I'm always mixing it up. But normally, I'll be wearing something like a college T-shirt and a sweater, something like that. But I definitely have to plan.
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Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.
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I act like a kid, and I feel like I need to grow up a little bit. A little bit. Not too much.
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I'm a watch guy - to me, they symbolize hard work and determination.
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Classic rock, psychedelic rock - I like to dig up old music and see what I can get influenced by.
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Distant replay morphs into instant replay, and future replay cannot be far off.
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The band can't exist without the crowd, and the crowd wouldn't be there if it wasn't for the band, and it really is something magical that people need.
