Jim Quotes

You cannot make progress without making decisions.

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

After all, it’s what we’ve done that makes us what we are.

Persistent calling upon the name of the Lord breaks through every stronghold of the devil, for nothing is impossible with God. For Christians in these troubled times there is simply no other way.

If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself.

Earn as much money as you possibly can and as quickly as you can. The sooner you get money out of the way, the sooner you will be able to get to the rest of your problems in style.

150 people die every year from being hit by falling coconuts. Not to worry, drug makers are developing a vaccine.

Actually I don't remember being born, it must have happened during one of my black outs.

Look at what you could have won!

Teammates are there for each other even after the noise of the crowd is gone.

Attitude is greatly shaped by influence and association.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending. We've done just what we set out to do. Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers and you.

Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.

The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.

If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Throughout my life I have dreamed of coaching at the University of Michigan.

Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.

The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.

Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace.

While There may be power in forgiveness, there is even more power in lobbing a Molotov cocktail through someone's dining room window.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird in England is much more gorgeous.

No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer.

For things to change, YOU have to change. For things to get better, YOU have to get better. For things to improve, YOU have to improve. When YOU grow, EVERYTHING in your life grows with you.

Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is poverty. Ignorance is devastation. Ignorance is tragedy. And ignorance is illness. It all stems from ignorance.

I didn't get my degree at NYU; I got it later, they gave me an honourary one.

When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching - they are your family.

The best advice I ever came across on the subject of concentration is: Wherever you are, be there.

If you want to understand how a lion hunts, don't go to the zoo. Go to the jungle.

Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get.

A life worth living is a life worth recording.

No matter how successful I got, my mother still thinks I'm a bad person, basically.

I got this bad allergy - I'm allergic to bullshit.

One customer well taken care of could be more valuable than $10,000 worth of advertising.

Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but not a favorite author. He's picked out a favorite place to feed his body, but he doesn't have a favorite place to feed his mind!

If you don't have cancer, cherish life. If you do, cherish it even more

The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them

I'm more muscular than I was in my younger days. My biceps and shoulders, especially.

Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up & turn toward the light & that makes them beautiful.

Why should I apologize because God throws in crystal chandeliers, mahogany floors, and the best construction in the world?

If you just communicate, you can get by. But if you communicate skillfully, you can work miracles.

How long should you try? Until.

The most important question to ask on the job is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'

Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you're signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.

Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got.

I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.

Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain.

Do you know the warm progress under the stars? Do you know we exist? Have you forgotten the keys to the kingdom? Have you been born yet & are you alive?