Jeff Tweedy Quotes

I don't want to treat my fans like they are stupid.

Whoever likes my music, I'm gonna reciprocate that same love back to them. I'm not trying to alienate anybody.

We must recognize our opponents' merits.

Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership.

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

Respect... is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

We must listen and learn, show humility and seek again to talk for and to people's ambitions and concerns.

Today when I think about diversity, I actually think about the word 'inclusion.' And I think this is a time of great inclusion. It's not men, it's not women alone. Whether it's geographic, it's approach, it's your style, it's your way of learning, the way you want to contribute, it's your age - it is really broad.

Honoring everyone contains the promise of possibility.

I've come to appreciate other people's talents.

One of the things my father taught me was you should not exclude those who are opposed to your ideas.

I enjoy playing people that are totally different than me.

Have the humility to learn from those around you.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

Diversity means understanding.

The Beatles did treat me as a member of the group. And that was a great honor, you know?

I learned tolerance at a very early age.

One of my core values is diversity of everything.

We do not want to alienate supporters.

I think people get a little resentful when they were there at the beginning, when they supported you when you played in front of nobody - which we still do. They get a little resentful when they have to share with new people. That's why I want to really look out for the people who've been with us from the beginning.

We're a microcosm of America and are blessed to live in a country that's so diverse. While it's great for people to see that we can love and respect each other and work together, despite our differences, at the end of the day, we just want to make great music.

Diversity is very important for me.

When a woman on your team or in your network comes up with an idea, make sure she gets credit for it.