Jim Quotes

Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out.

I have always liked sport and only played or run races for the fun of the thing.

Success is the inner satisfaction and peace of mind that come from knowing I did the best I was capable of doing for the group.

When you work, work. When you play, play. Don't mix the two.

For things to change, you have to change.

Don't give up. Don't ever give up.

I have tried reading the Bible but that's a tough read there. I watch a lot of religious documentaries. I have a keen interest in religion for someone who's not religious.

I talk kinda slow, especially for the Northeast, so it was a way to beat [would-be hecklers] to the punch.

Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity.

I think I got him hooked on climbing when I gave a slide show at Darmouth. So there's probably another mother out there who hates me.

Anything, and I mean anything, becomes a blessing if it drives us to prayer.

He (God) is not looking for smart people, because He is the smart one. All he wants are people simple enough to trust him.

Labor gives birth to ideas.

When we complain, we remain. When we whine, we stay behind. When we praise, we raise.

There are three things to leave behind; your photographs, your library, and your personal journals. These things are certainly going to be more valuable to future generations than your furniture!

Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.

A fool I am and I'll always be. They can change their minds, but they can't change me.

I was a dog on a short chain / and now there's no chain.

This crowd is letting Kurt know that he sucks. Just in case he had forgotten.

I know we didn't make an anti-Semitic film. This is what the Gospels are. And it's none of my business what other people think of me.

I've always felt that the best whips and chains are in the mind. With a little creativity, the physical ones are hardly necessary.

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.

Start where you are-do anything you can do, and do everything you can do, until you find something you must do! That something is probably your spiritual gift.

Embryonic stem cell research will prolong life, improve life and give hope for life to millions of people.

There is nothing more important to our Nation's future, to our homeland security, and to our economy than ensuring we have a top-notch educational system that is the envy of the world.

Set aside a time solely for running. Running is more fun if you don't have to rush through it.

Don't say, "If I could, I would." Say, "If I can, I will."

You've got to believe in the possibilities. You've got to believe that tomorrow can be better than today. And here's the big one. Believe in yourself.

We must send the message that if you use illegal drugs, you will pay the ultimate price by not playing an entire season. And if you get caught again, you will be banished for life.

The Kyoto treaty has failed, and it's failed even in Europe, which has had cap and tax since 2005.

When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the need these days are for some quality children's programming.

Motorists who want to save money on gas will demand and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. We should not limit their freedom with more government regulations.

A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.

Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you.

Time doesn't flow at the same rate for everyone. You can change time. You can slow it down, you can speed it up.

You spend a good deal of your life gripping a baseball, and it turns out it was the other way around all the time.

Your goals are constantly revised according to circumstance, but your purpose, your real reason for being, that supercedes everything.

I fundamentally believe in term limits, for Congress, presidents, and board members.

I don't deal in frustration. I'm a fighter. And everything I've ever gotten, I've had to fight for.

Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won't laugh at you.

As a leader you should always start with where people are before you try to take them to where you want them to go.

I think intelligence is usually sexy until it becomes irritating. After that, you're stuck.

I have never asked to be the highest-paid coach in football. I have never asked to be paid like a Super Bowl-winning coach. I have never asked for more power.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

All human beings have a great agency for being part of a team.

When it comes time to die, make sure that all you have to do is die.

Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness - great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.

Learn how to say no. Don't let your mouth overload your back.

We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground.

Herb Brooks, God rest his soul, wasn't coaching a Dream Team. He was coaching a team full of dreamers.