Jim Quotes

Make measurable progress in reasonable time.

Slowing it all down and analyzing our mental approach is a surprisingly effective way of becoming a better player.

Singleness, simplicity, is required of me. One treasure, a single eye, and a sole Master!

So many missionaries, intent on doing something, forget that His main work is to make something of them.

Because of the wonderfully positive response to 'Life's That Way,' I am considering writing some more autobiographical stuff - maybe another book. I don't know. It doesn't help that I'm lazy.

From now on, anyone raped at Penn State should just tell Joe Paterno's statue. It couldn't help you any less than the real Joe would have.

Bonkers doesn't go by the book-he doesn't even know there is a book.

We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.

We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.

I was very fascinated with meteorology at a young age. I lived on the Gulf Coast and hurricanes blew through there. That is the class I failed in college: meteorology.

A film is not done by one person. It's done by a lot of people. I love this whole collaborative aspect. When it works well, you end up with something better than any of us started out to do.

My pants cut the cheese. Let one fly. Baked a batch of brownies.

We have instant pudding, instant photos, instant coffee—but there are no instant adults.

I do favor guest workers, H1B visas and student visas.

There is no neat distinction between operating system software and the software that runs on top of it.

If he's chasing the full restoration of his legacy, he's chasing something that he really can't get.

It is time to end the discrimination against people who need treatment for chemical addiction. It is time for Congress to deal with our Nation's number one public health problem.

Good acting is consistency of performance.

I don't want'a die... I have other plans!

The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don't have a director telling you how to do it.

It was dripping and, you know, and there was a whole line of cameras and microphones. I felt like - you remember the honor guards, only it was a dishonor guard.

I may not have been very tall or very athletic, but the one thing I did have was the most effective backside in world rugby.

God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility; and I do

Creating and producing creative work, to me those are all happy accidents.

You have to pay a lot of attention to what's important, what's permanent, what's real.

I guess I was wrong when I said I never promised anyone. I promised me.

I'm really trying to focus on the storytelling, more so than ever before I think, partly because it makes for easier pages.

I have a fear of letting my mind wander. I'm afraid it might not come back.

Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of puppets in the US.

Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you.

Anybody can win the matches you can dominate, but it's the tough matches that are going to make the difference.

The saddest fact I've learned is nobody matters less to our society than young black women. Nobody.

One of the most freeing discoveries these past few years in my relationship with God is discovering that God is not a belief system or a fixed set of theological propositions.

I shall mention in passing just one example of a gift from the Arabs that I for one am rather grateful for: coffee -- especially as it was originally banned in Europe as a 'Muslim drink.

Our students learn more in 30 days than one could learn in 30 years without our training. To really maximize your potential as an umpire, you need to get a solid foundation as soon as you can.

It's always good to find things that you haven't found before.

If you can't beat them. Join them

My hatred is diamond-hard.

Your time as the entrepreneur is worth hundreds of dollars an hour. If you are doing tasks you could hire out, those are stopping you from earning that kind of money.

In Wisconsin, We're at the forefront of research that might one day bring cures for diseases like Parkinsons and Alzheimers, and we must seize its great potential.

Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.

For a hundred years, the owners screwed the players. For 25 years, the players have screwed the owners-they've got 75 years to go.

Eagles are very tolerant and very adaptable, but they have to get established first. When birds are setting up their breeding territory, they are the most susceptible to being discouraged.

And we'll never be as young as we are right now

I've been called over the top. How silly. If you don't go over the top, you can't see what's on the other side.

If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it.

Don't leave a 'good time' to chance. Experiences have to be woven with care and planning, like a tapestry.

Best I can do for them is to give them every piece of information I can find and let them make the judgments. That's just my basic view of my function as a journalist.

I welcome every chance I get to interact with fans. I've made some very close friendships amongst fans, and I look forward to seeing them.

The photograph is kind of a proof - a proof that I actually met these people, that they actually have lives, and that they're worth considering.