Jamie Johnson Quotations

There are certain vulnerabilities and insecurities that go along with not being linked to another person in a contractual way, even if it's an unspoken contract. People in New York manage that pretty well. I prefer choice and desire over convention and limitation.

We knew they were rooting for us in the beginning but they changed. We thought it was funny.

We want people to think about where their food came from and to share what certain foods mean to them.

When vastly wealthy people say, 'I'm not leaving my kids any money,' it's typically not true.

She works way harder than we do. You see some artists who are nowhere near in their career where Dolly is, and they complain about all the stuff they have to do. She comes into a rehearsal and sings 'Coat of Many Colors' like it's the first time she ever sang it. It's changed our whole attitude.

Most people are not coming to the game because they want to support cruelty to animals. They are simply unaware.

Now we're here, going for the Olympics. This year, we finally made it and it's a dream come true for us.

Phil did a great job for us today ... He really did a good job.

I was raised not to talk about money. It was considered impolite.

I had hoped that foreboding economic circumstances would have caused the ultra-rich to think not just of themselves and increasing their own personal affluence. Unfortunately, however, too many of them lack concern, and without this concern, the divisive imbalance will only worsen with recession.

For rich children, it'd be very easy and convenient never to take any steps to build an identity outside of your association with your family's wealth.

Just to have one game kind of helps our momentum.

I think it certainly is the responsibility of the rich to support and regenerate society.

I think that if I were in a satisfying marriage, I would probably choose monogamy, but I wouldn't want that to be a requirement.

I think you can do a lot with fiction, and in some cases you can say even more in fiction than you can in straight-up documentary journalism.

I think there's something in people where they often want to describe their personal experiences, but when it's regarding wealth, they're obviously very guarded.

Ironically, for the mega-rich, recession brings with it the ability to live well at a lower cost and with less of a hassle.

Our family's fortune is growing faster than ever. We're a part of a small number of American families that own most of the country's wealth. But having so much in the hands of so few can't be good for America.

Restaurants are selling a lot more fish on Fridays. The only thing we're required to do is avoid meat on Fridays. Seafood is not on the list, so a lot of people include seafood in their diet.

My sister, she played with my grandparents, my aunts and my uncles. That's mainly what we did. It must be in the blood or something. We just really enjoy curling so much.

I was very close with my mother growing up. I have four older sisters who were an important part of my life. And I've been very close to all the women I've dated. I feel most comfortable around women.

I think people who don't work don't really have interesting and meaningful lives. More than anything, it hurts them. When you're born rich, people just associate you with what you've been given, but the truth is every individual feels better when you create something on your own. Everyone takes pride in the work they do.

You just can't turn that down very easily. They are a known program. It's a very prestigious school, and it's a great honor to go there.

We played well and actually did a lot of things right.

When you are born rich, you have all these options. You can pursue a career path that you find interesting; there's no need or pressure to start working to get funds just for survival, which is something a lot of people have to struggle with.

We have got to get better on the bases. A lot of it is who we've got playing. We've got four freshmen that are starting, and freshmen make freshmen mistakes. There's some things we've got to learn from and get better. I think we will, but right now, I'll take the W.

We've been on Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood and the Today Show ... But we've had to cut down some of it to concentrate on our game and not be distracted.

Earth Day celebrates our planet's resources, one of which is food. So it's only natural that a meal should be involved.

Contrary to common assumption, many of the wealthiest Americans aren't worried about the weakening economy at all. They are actually excited about it.

The worst thing you can do in a relationship, and what's really unattractive about it, is that people begin to limit each other.

The secrecy surrounding wealth and the anxiety of talking about money is absurd. If you are rich and you live well and you spend money and it is an essential part of your lifestyle, then you shouldn't be ashamed of talking about it. You shouldn't be ashamed of it. And I think you should accept it and be honest and open about it.

I've always found that I personally love to observe things, and I'm good at observing things.

Personally, I can't see the appeal in trekking down to D.C. for a networking extravaganza, even if it is built around a special moment in American history. While I find the election of Barack Obama inspirational, I don't have a desire to memorialize it with overly effusive celebration.

People don't want to have to justify their privileges; they don't want to have to justify having access to the power and resource that wealth brings. And by not talking about it, they are able to hold onto their power without being questioned, and I think that makes them feel more secure.

A lot of people say things to us. We're so young and, I guess, cute. We want people to watch our sport and understand it.

They played well. There wasn't much we could do... I think we're a good team but in curling anything can happen. One shot can make or break the game.

There's an unspoken rule in affluent circles that suggests you can always define an individual's status by measuring his or her proximity to the most influential person in the room. And as the maxim goes, closer is always better.

I tried other sports and it wasn't as fun. It must be in the blood, I guess.

It's not like us to give them five in the first. We usually have very good games against Canada, so it's a tough one to lose. We've never actually been down 5-0 before, so it was a new thing for us.

Donkey basketball is a very unnecessary fundraiser to have because it is cruel to the animals.

I know people socially who live in countries where the wealth gap is more extreme than it is in America, and they live with full-time security. They live with the threat of getting kidnapped, or they live with the threat of people invading their homes.

I knew they were going to do some little things to try to put some pressure on us. The bigger the game, the more you bunt. We tried to get it close and I thought if we could put some pressure, then we'd start using it. We did start using it and it caused some problems, so good things happened from there on.

I remember I was in grade school, the fourth grade, in a free reading period in the library. Someone in my class found a copy of the Forbes 400, a list of the richest people in America, and my dad's name was on it.

I really enjoy playing with my sister. We've been together on a team for 18 years, a long, long time. This year is going to be unbelievable. I'm really excited. We get along so well.

I obviously enjoy being wealthy. It's enabled me to have a career that I've chosen and not one that I've been forced into.

In affluent communities, where each member is keenly aware of his or her place within the Byzantine order, attracting the right friends is a blood sport. Chumming up to influential figures who are in a position to help can determine the course of an entire life.