--- title: "Best James Mercer Quotes" description: "Minister of the Church of Scotland, d. 1655. Browse 63 James Mercer quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b090/author-james-mercer-10889.jpg" --- ![Portrait of James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b090/author-james-mercer-10889.jpg) # James Mercer (1842–1654) Christian Minister Australia **63** quotes in **563** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet James Mercer was a Christian minister from Australia. ## Quick Facts About James Mercer Born January 1, 1842 Died November 30, 1654 Nationality Australia Profession Christian Minister Notable works Anatomical observations on the analogous structure and uses of the lingualis and panniculus carnosus muscles ## About James Mercer Minister of the Church of Scotland, d. 1655. ## Quotes by James Mercer · Page 2 > [I suppose, if someone was into baseball for an extended period of time during their formative years, they're always going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-suppose-if-someone-was-into-baseball-for-an-extended-period-of-time/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/james-mercer-10889_baseball_i-suppose-if-someone-was-into-baseball-f_2748611.png) > [Honestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who are trying to somehow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/honestly-humans-are-social-creatures-that-really-crave-intimacy-and-i/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Alone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/james-mercer-10889_alone_honestly-humans-are-social-creatures-tha_2009964.png) > [My dad and I get into it all the time. He loves to discuss politics much more than I do and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/my-dad-and-i-get-into-it-all-the-time-he-loves-to-discuss-politics/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/james-mercer-10889_communication_my-dad-and-i-get-into-it-all-the-time-he_388209.png) > [I'm trying to avoid having regrets about missing opportunities. That would be the worst thing. Like having an audience waiting, and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-m-trying-to-avoid-having-regrets-about-missing-opportunities-that/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4d/james-mercer-10889_about_i-m-trying-to-avoid-having-regrets-about_3071641.png) > [There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to survive the Shins. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/there-is-pressure-that-comes-with-everything-being-a-big-deal-i/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/445/james-mercer-10889_being_there-is-pressure-that-comes-with-everyt_972367.png) > [I don't like the idea of a singer-songwriter record. I don't picture myself that way, and it's not my favorite sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-don-t-like-the-idea-of-a-singer-songwriter-record-i-don-t-picture/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Aesthetic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aesthetic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00e/james-mercer-10889_aesthetic_i-don-t-like-the-idea-of-a-singer-songwr_1351177.png) > [I've never been one to think it was cheating to sample this or to loop the drum part there - I've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-ve-never-been-one-to-think-it-was-cheating-to-sample-this-or-to/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/james-mercer-10889_always_i-ve-never-been-one-to-think-it-was-chea_1241253.jpg) > [I think that once you start writing songs, you start developing a library of ideas that you can go and take from,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-think-that-once-you-start-writing-songs-you-start-developing-a/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Developing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/james-mercer-10889_developing_i-think-that-once-you-start-writing-song_1917919.png) > [My extended family is very political and very polar with each other, and it's put a bad taste in my mouth. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/my-extended-family-is-very-political-and-very-polar-with-each-other/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Bad taste](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-taste/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/james-mercer-10889_bad-taste_my-extended-family-is-very-political-and_2934497.png) > [As a child, I lived in Germany at the Ramstein air force base, where my dad sang at a nightclub in Kaiserslautern.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/as-a-child-i-lived-in-germany-at-the-ramstein-air-force-base-where-my/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Afford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/james-mercer-10889_afford_as-a-child-i-lived-in-germany-at-the-ram_3014902.png) > [I think that was going on with bands like The Strokes was that the idea of the band, a real band, was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-think-that-was-going-on-with-bands-like-the-strokes-was-that-the/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Awful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/james-mercer-10889_awful_i-think-that-was-going-on-with-bands-lik_728563.png) > [You have to keep the recording process open. If you make too many decisions before you go in, you can lose out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/you-have-to-keep-the-recording-process-open-if-you-make-too-many/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f27/james-mercer-10889_always_you-have-to-keep-the-recording-process-o_2714717.jpg) > [When I started The Shins, it really was just me, alone, but it was still The Shins. I was totally recording stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/when-i-started-the-shins-it-really-was-just-me-alone-but-it-was-still/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Alone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/james-mercer-10889_alone_when-i-started-the-shins-it-really-was-j_1257132.png) > [For some reason, it seems like pop writers, it's like they just get worse or something over time. And then you're really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/for-some-reason-it-seems-like-pop-writers-it-s-like-they-just-get/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Careers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/james-mercer-10889_careers_for-some-reason-it-seems-like-pop-writer_558773.png) > [I remember being in high school, and you had to draw those lines and define yourself. I don't think when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-remember-being-in-high-school-and-you-had-to-draw-those-lines-and/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Admit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/james-mercer-10889_admit_i-remember-being-in-high-school-and-you_1758424.png) > [I know that there are a lot of sort of silly things that one thinks as a music listener about bands. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-know-that-there-are-a-lot-of-sort-of-silly-things-that-one-thinks/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/james-mercer-10889_about_i-know-that-there-are-a-lot-of-sort-of-s_3116658.png) > [The fact that I'm often pushing my voice as hard as I can is from playing in nightclubs in Albuquerque where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/the-fact-that-i-m-often-pushing-my-voice-as-hard-as-i-can-is-from/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Fact](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fact/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/james-mercer-10889_fact_the-fact-that-i-m-often-pushing-my-voice_120965.png) > [There's no real reason for me to be so obsessed with trying to understand the true nature of things. You can live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/there-s-no-real-reason-for-me-to-be-so-obsessed-with-trying-to/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Confused](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confused/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/james-mercer-10889_confused_there-s-no-real-reason-for-me-to-be-so-o_2222189.png) > [I think perfect dates involve walking a lot, and not a bunch of driving around in cars. Ideally, you can walk together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-think-perfect-dates-involve-walking-a-lot-and-not-a-bunch-of/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Bunch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bunch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/james-mercer-10889_bunch_i-think-perfect-dates-involve-walking-a_2822034.png) > [The Shins is, in a way, a recording project that turned into a live band. So I don't really keep myself beholden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/the-shins-is-in-a-way-a-recording-project-that-turned-into-a-live/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d04/james-mercer-10889_any_the-shins-is-in-a-way-a-recording-projec_995058.png) > [I've never gone through an audition process or anything. In most of my decisions like that, I just kind of feel it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-ve-never-gone-through-an-audition-process-or-anything-in-most-of-my/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Audition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audition/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/james-mercer-10889_audition_i-ve-never-gone-through-an-audition-proc_2803974.png) > [I most enjoy sitting down with the acoustic guitar and just fiddling around and trying to come up with something like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-most-enjoy-sitting-down-with-the-acoustic-guitar-and-just-fiddling/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Acoustic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acoustic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/james-mercer-10889_acoustic_i-most-enjoy-sitting-down-with-the-acous_1514140.png) > [The real challenge of writing songs isn't just writing a bunch of parts - like a verse, chorus, verse - but making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/the-real-challenge-of-writing-songs-isn-t-just-writing-a-bunch-of/) [James Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/) [Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/james-mercer-10889_back_the-real-challenge-of-writing-songs-isn_1659234.jpg) ## James Mercer by topic [Really (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/really/james-mercer/) [You (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/james-mercer/) [Like (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like/james-mercer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mercer/#itemlist", "name": "James Mercer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I suppose, if someone was into baseball for an extended period of time during their formative years, they're always going to be interested in it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Mercer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/i-suppose-if-someone-was-into-baseball-for-an-extended-period-of-time/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/james-mercer-10889_baseball_i-suppose-if-someone-was-into-baseball-f_2748611.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/james-mercer-10889_baseball_i-suppose-if-someone-was-into-baseball-f_2748611.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/james-mercer-10889_baseball_i-suppose-if-someone-was-into-baseball-f_2748611.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I suppose, if someone was into baseball for an extended period of time during their formative years, they're…” — James Mercer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Honestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who are trying to somehow go it alone are suffering for it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Mercer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mercer/honestly-humans-are-social-creatures-that-really-crave-intimacy-and-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/james-mercer-10889_alone_honestly-humans-are-social-creatures-tha_2009964.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/james-mercer-10889_alone_honestly-humans-are-social-creatures-tha_2009964.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/james-mercer-10889_alone_honestly-humans-are-social-creatures-tha_2009964.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Honestly, humans are social creatures that really crave intimacy, and I think that the friends I have who…” — James Mercer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My dad and I get into it all the time. 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