“I just enjoy collaborating. I think there is always something to be learned, and I think that one could never collaborate enough - that would be impossible. So I am always excited and honored when someone wants to work with me.” ThinkingWantEnoughWould BeEnjoyImpossibleExcitedHonoredCollaborating Author:Jim James
“I think one's musical life should be free and open to new experience in order to keep expanding your mind and horizons.” ThinkingShouldMindOrderMusicalHorizonExpandingNew ExperiencesMusical Life Author:Jim James
“There are innumerable writing problems in an extended work. One book took a little more than six years. You, the writer, change in six years. The life around you changes. Your family changes. They grow up. They move away. The world is changing. You're also learning more about the subject. By the time you're writing the last chapters of the book, you know much more than you did when you started at the beginning.” KnowsWorldWritingYearsLittlesBookProblemLastsMovingGrowsGrowing UpSubjectsSixOur FamilyChaptersLearning More Author:David McCullough
“People always want reasons for things ... but sometimes there are no reasons.” PeopleWantSometimesReasonNo Reason Author:Jim James
“I am very blessed to have a great group of long-term friends and a huge family that has been very loving and supportive. I try to stay connected to that and contribute as much as I can.” TryingLongHas BeensI CanTermGroupsHugeBlessedConnectedLong TermSupportive Author:Jim James
“Some things cannot be explained. This is part of the magic of life. There cannot be a word or an idea or a definition attached to everything.” IdeasMagicDefinitionsMagic Of Life Author:Jim James
“I think that live music is something that the Internet can never kill.” ThinkingInternetMusic IsLive Music Author:Jim James
“I think it's best to pick a biographical subject who lives to a ripe old age. Older people tend to relax and speak their minds. They're dropping some of the masks that they've been wearing. There's a candor.” PeopleThinkingMindAgeSpeakSubjectsPicksOld AgeRelaxMaskDroppingRipeCandorOlder People Author:David McCullough
“It is just so cool to play on the beach right next to the water. I am deeply moved by water as I think most people are - so to play music with it is a most powerful experience.” PeopleThinkingPlayNextWaterPowerfulMovedBeachMost Powerful Author:Jim James
“We are raising a generation of young Americans who are, to a very large degree, historically illiterate. It's not their faults. There's no problem about enlisting their interest in history. None. The problem is the teachers so often have no history in their background.” ProblemYoungInterestTeacherGenerationsDegreesFaultsBackgroundsNo ProblemIlliterateEnlisting Author:David McCullough