Source : Pat Ament (1997). “How to be a master climber in six easy lessons”
Pat Ament“Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it.”
“In nothing is there more evolution than the American mind.”
“I'm not a man of many words, I'm not very expressive or emotional, but it comes out in my music.”
Source : "Kris Allen reflects on 'Idol' upset win". Interview with Brian Mansfield, usatoday30.usatoday.com. 
“In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.”
“A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.”
“Success is always less funny than failure.”
Source : "In praise of the north" by Andrew Martin, www.theguardian.com. August 13, 2008.
