Jim Quotes

Fairness has not been enhanced by the tax code, but lobbyists have been made rich, politicians have been re-elected, and the economy has been made to suffer.

In today's politics, it would be good to have politicians who are more upfront about what they felt and actually not trying to bend with every breeze. They're infuriating, all of them.

I'm not that comfortable with actors receiving honours, partly because I think they ought to go to those who really help others.

The world would be a duller place without Moulin Rouge.

I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.

If you're playing any real person, live or dead, you certainly have a responsibility to produce that reputation in some way.

Sweet Jesus, war does terrible things to people.

A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish.

I do always like to do things I haven't done before, so I'm always looking out for things in a different genre, or a different sort of character.

I like reflecting the culture I understand best, spotting the idiosyncrasies of British people and revealing them to an audience in a way that amuses is what I find fun.

It's funny how a film about a murderous old English toff can help you.

To do a blockbuster that isn't stressful is a delight.

When 20,000 people applaud you as you walk out to do your job, it should be an inspiration.

Nothing makes a pitcher feel more secure than the sight of his teammates circling the bases during a ball game.

All coaches religiously carry fungo bats in the spring to ward off suggestions that they are not working.

The three greatest people in my life as a young person were white. I'm not a person that really deals in color.

I had a choice to be lazy or lean - if I hadn't changed, thing probably would catch up with me.

I'm not pro-owner or pro-player. I am pro-football. I want the game to go on. I want the game to be tough. I don't want the game to be a killer of our players.

We have free elections. Everybody can vote, we fought for that, we brag about that and we know we're going to have a winner and we're going to have a loser.

My point is, if we respect the winner and approach that person, have access to that person and that person will look at what we are presenting, that is not too bad.

Donald Trump was very receptive. Funny. Cracked some jokes. And understand it very well. And said he was in that he would work with us.

I think the National Football League needs a new union. The heavyweights of this union are not heavyweights enough.

The bikes have been sitting around, but now were getting them out and using them.

Nobody I ever broke bread with, and I see players all the time, talked about using their head running the football.

Tank's a fantastic human being, as far as fighting's concerned.

When I'm on a picture, I have two bosses - the director and the producer. My co-star is not my boss.

I was just a big guy running down with a big, deep pocket and little short stick putting it against my chest.

You can't have success without trust... especially in businesses that deal with the public.

You are never more like Christ than when you love, pray for & serve your family.

Do your kids a favor: Love your spouse.

Pain is to be endured. It ends or it does not.

I had to smile at the man. I mean, you have to smile at idiots and children.

Whenever it gets too dark, think of the good things you have, the good times you've had. It will help. I promise.

My gast was pretty well flabbered.

I still can't believe," Michael said, sotto voce, "that you came to the Vampires' Masquerade Ball dressed as a vampire.

I put the ick in magic.

Whatever you do, do it for love. If you keep to that, your path will never wander so far from the light that you can never return.

Are you always a smartass?' Nope. Sometimes I'm asleep.

Better safe than exsanguinated.

Of course Evil's afoot. If it had switched to the metric system it'd be up to a meter by now.

Just because you start out as one thing, it doesn't mean you can't grow into something else.

All right, you primitive screwheads. Listen up. I'm Harry Dresden. I'm the new Winter Knight.

Dammit, Dresden, if you want to know about me, wait for the autobiography like everyone else.

The distinction between good and evil is meaningless if one does not have the freedom to choose between them.

Life is easier when you can write off others as monsters, demon, as horrible threats that must be hated and feared the thing is you can't do that without becoming them, just a little.

Wait. You work for me?" "I prefer to think of it as managing your incompetence.

Harry," she said quietly, "I know you must be angry." I burn things to ash and smash holes in buildings when I'm angry," I said. "I'm a couple of steps past that point right now.

Where instinct fails, intellect must venture.

Erlking,” I told her. “Big-time bad guy. Wants to eat me.” “Why?” she asked. “Well. I met him,” I said.

Me and polite have never been on close terms.