--- title: "1 Dandelion seeds Quotes By Brian Jay Jones" description: "1 Dandelion seeds quotes by Brian Jay Jones. Plus more from Brian Jay Jones and more Dandelion seeds sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/brian-jay-jones-43390_dandelion-seeds_when-jim-left-the-planet-so-suddenly-all_2300895.jpg" --- > [“When Jim left the planet so suddenly, all of us who loved him, worked with him, were inspired by him, gathered in New York City. We were like dandelion seeds clinging to the stem and to each other. And on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/when-jim-left-the-planet-so-suddenly-all-of-us-who-loved-him-worked/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/brian-jay-jones-43390_dandelion-seeds_when-jim-left-the-planet-so-suddenly-all_2300895.jpg) ## More by Brian Jay Jones > [“When I was young," wrote Jim, "my ambition was to be one of the people who makes a difference in this world. My hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/when-i-was-young-wrote-jim-my-ambition-was-to-be-one-of-the-people/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) > [“Reviews were scathing—most criticized its too-fast pacing, and overreliance on slapstick and sight gags, both of which had been intentional on Lucas’s part. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/reviews-were-scathing-most-criticized-its-too-fast-pacing-and/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) > [“Ultimately, said Lucas, adopting the tones of the radical hippie many supposed him to be, “we learned one rule that came out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/ultimately-said-lucas-adopting-the-tones-of-the-radical-hippie-many/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) > [“It is our responsibility to keep telling these tales--to tell them in a way that they teach and entertain and give meaning to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/it-is-our-responsibility-to-keep-telling-these-tales-to-tell-them-in/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) > [“Lucas wasn’t paying for a movie; he was buying his own creative freedom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/lucas-wasn-t-paying-for-a-movie-he-was-buying-his-own-creative-freedom/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) > [“Drafts would be written out in his hunched cursive, the words growing fatter as his pencil dulled against the page.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/drafts-would-be-written-out-in-his-hunched-cursive-the-words-growing/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) > [“Jim Henson's body was gone, and yet that powerful presence-that undefinable 'something' that compelled men to seek his appreciation and approval, and that women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/jim-henson-s-body-was-gone-and-yet-that-powerful-presence-that/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) > [“When Jim left the planet so suddenly, all of us who loved him, worked with him, were inspired by him, gathered in New York…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/when-jim-left-the-planet-so-suddenly-all-of-us-who-loved-him-worked/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) > [“Then we had focus problems on the camera, and the assistant cameraman was run over by a car,” Lucas recalled with a sigh. “Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/then-we-had-focus-problems-on-the-camera-and-the-assistant-cameraman/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dandelion-seeds/brian-jay-jones/#itemlist", "name": "1 Dandelion seeds Quotes By Brian Jay Jones", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When Jim left the planet so suddenly, all of us who loved him, worked with him, were inspired by him, gathered in New York City. 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