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title: "10 Bumming Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Bumming quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Bumming sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'd been bumming around in bands since my school days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-astley/i-d-been-bumming-around-in-bands-since-my-school-days/)

[Rick Astley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-astley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cc/rick-astley-16249_around_i-d-been-bumming-around-in-bands-since-m_2300116.jpg)

> [I started bumming around when I was a teen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-started-bumming-around-when-i-was-a-teen/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/johnny-paycheck-8240_around_i-started-bumming-around-when-i-was-a-te_420054.jpg)

> [Id been bumming around in bands since my school days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-astley/id-been-bumming-around-in-bands-since-my-school-days/)

[Rick Astley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-astley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/rick-astley-16249_band_id-been-bumming-around-in-bands-since-my_2890250.jpg)

> [I went back to bumming around New York, writing freelance stuff for Car &amp; Driver and such.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/i-went-back-to-bumming-around-new-york-writing-freelance-stuff-for/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da2/p-j-o-rourke-184_car_i-went-back-to-bumming-around-new-york-w_61280.png)

> [If you're bumming out, you're not gonna get to the top, so as long as we're up here we might as well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-krakauer/if-you-re-bumming-out-you-re-not-gonna-get-to-the-top-so-as-long-as/)

[Jon Krakauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-krakauer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/jon-krakauer-1557_fischer_if-you-re-bumming-out-you-re-not-gonna-g_1620900.jpg)

> [I remember bumming rides across town to Georgia Tech, trying to get myself registered, trying to apply for financial aid, trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-ferguson/i-remember-bumming-rides-across-town-to-georgia-tech-trying-to-get/)

[Nick Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-ferguson/)

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> [We would never do anything for the sole purpose of bumming people out or upsetting people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-roiland/we-would-never-do-anything-for-the-sole-purpose-of-bumming-people-out/)

[Justin Roiland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-roiland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/justin-roiland-23362_anything_we-would-never-do-anything-for-the-sole_1593335.jpg)

> [Listen, the word 'party' has taken on a negative connotation in our country these days. It's really bumming me out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-maddon/listen-the-word-party-has-taken-on-a-negative-connotation-in-our/)

[Joe Maddon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-maddon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de5/joe-maddon-3171_country_listen-the-word-party-has-taken-on-a-neg_1665103.png)

> [The thing is, I actually feel a lot more comfortable at school just bumming around with my friends than I do at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-browning/the-thing-is-i-actually-feel-a-lot-more-comfortable-at-school-just/)

[Emily Browning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-browning/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/emily-browning-15382_actually_the-thing-is-i-actually-feel-a-lot-more_382029.jpg)

> [It's clear to me now that I have been moving toward you and you toward me for a long time. Though neither…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-james-waller/it-s-clear-to-me-now-that-i-have-been-moving-toward-you-and-you/)

[Robert James Waller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-james-waller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/robert-james-waller-9322_bird_it-s-clear-to-me-now-that-i-have-been-mo_666394.jpg)

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