"I think that what's funny is that I seem to be taking up the roles that I remember my dad having - for some reason, I'm the one who makes the coffee, and my dad was always that guy. It's kind of shocking how closely I compare to my dad."

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Source : "James Mercer of The Shins". Interview with Marc Hawthorne, music.avclub.com. February 9, 2007.

James Mercer

#Dad Quotes #Coffee Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“When your institution is under assault, you're feeling like the weight is on it and the history might be flowing away, don't turn inward, go outward.”
“The typical lawmaker of today is a man wholly devoid of principle - a mere counter in a grotesque and knavish game. If the right pressure could be applied to him, he would be cheerfully in favor of polygamy, astrology or cannibalism.”
“The reality of it is you have to be over the top if you want to be noticed.”
“I was just thinking about my own natural way of one-night stands: always wanting to be more attached to something. I'm not very good at detaching myself.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I have seen oaks of many species in many kinds of exposure and soil, but those of Kentucky excel in grandeur all I had ever before beheld. They are broad and dense and bright green. In the leafy bowers and caves of their long branches dwell magnificent avenues of shade, and every tree seems to be blessed with a double portion of strong exulting life.”
“I feel like a big trend is just to model your success off someone else and I don't think that ever works in the long run.”
“Soup is just a way of screwing you out of a meal.”
“Whether youre trying to learn in hockey or trying to learn in life, Ive always tried to be observant and tried to learn more, tried to evolve, whether its as a hockey player or as a person. With each year, I try to do that.”

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