James Mercer Quotes

A perfect date is probably something somewhere where you can kind of communicate and talk to the person. I don't like movies as first date. I don't think that's a good idea because you don't really get to talk to the person. I think taking a walk or just having one on one time with that person is the best.

I really don't like going out. I don't like restaurants because I don't like the idea of someone, a waitress, being responsible for my evening. I like seconds, and more, and lots of conversation, and I've always hated the idea that in a restaurant an evening just ends. I find that incredibly depressing.

If we ever have free time, my partner and I are fond of going on walks through the local state forests and parks.

I actually haven't been on many dates, but I like just chilling around at home and watching a movie with a girl.

L.A.'s kind of, like, seven really cool towns. It's so laid-back. If you go in the right spot, you can walk around, and you don't need a car.

I think perfect dates involve walking a lot, and not a bunch of driving around in cars. Ideally, you can walk together and go to a restaurant, and then walk from there to another nice place - this is, I guess, because of really great dates that I've had with my wife here in Portland.

We've got to get people out of their cars, out of those drive-thru windows, get them walking, get them in parks and get them more active.

My idea of a good night has always been having a lovely meal and a proper conversation.

This generation is so dead. You ask a kid, 'What are you doing this Saturday?' and they'll be playing video games or watching cable, instead of building model cars or airplanes or doing something creative. Kids today never say, 'Man, I'm really into remote-controlled steamboats.'

My most ideal date would be something spontaneous, probably a concert, where there's good music and we can talk and hang out.

My perfect weekend is going for a walk with my family in the park. I don't think there's anything better.

A lot of people who come to my restaurant bring their parents over because it brings back good memories.

As a family, we were always active. Lots of walking, lots of running as well as riding bikes with dad.

For a date night with my girlfriend, we go to Zuma for Japanese.

I love playing with my dog and just sitting on the patio with people I don't get to see very often anymore. I'm a pretty simple gal.

Try and get out into nature for even 30 min. each day to clear your head + think + walk + breathe. Great daily practice.

Our walking is not a means to an end. We walk for the sake of walking.

I suppose I could think of a lot of things to say about the fact that I still play. But I don't really need to. I can tell you this, that I enjoy it. I still enjoy it. I like to get out in the air and I like to walk and I like to do the things that are involved in playing golf.

Baseball ought never be hurried. It is the only unhurried institution we have left, which is one reason, I think, we love it.

I think the most important recipe for a good date is just spending time with somebody and really connecting and feeling like the best version of yourself regardless of what you may be doing.

I'd rather walk than drive a car. In Vancouver, where I am from, you can get to just about anywhere you need to go on foot. Even if it's raining I'll go out for a stroll. I just love that.

Well, before writing became all-consuming, I was a quilter, like Hattie and Perilee. I don’t do that anymore, but I do knit, garden and watch the birds in my backyard. I also take lots of walks, do yoga and talk my husband into taking me out to dinner as often as possible.

I find a lot of comfort and peace just being outdoors. Whether on a beach or on a path near our house, I would walk for an hour or two, just alone with my own head to think things through.

We have produced some good walkers and saunterers, and some noted climbers; but as a staple recreation, as a daily practice, the mass of the people dislike and despise walking.

Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.