C. L. R. James Quotes

It will never be all that I want it to be…But it is always twice what I expected.

Patience is born to all cats. They just don't care to deploy it where others are concerned.

You may never live long enough to discover who you are, but by the time you reach middle age you will hopefully realize who you are not.

Technology has not made humanity any wiser, it has only made us more dangerous.

THE INTENTION OF LIFE IS NOT TO REMAIN, BUT TO EVOLVE TO SOMETHING BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE AT EVERY STAGE, AND FINALLY, TO SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

Sometimes you come to realize you understand something but you can’t explain it to anyone, not even yourself. This is perhaps the most sacred kind of understanding.

Curiosity is the most powerful thing you own.

If all the people who were called "crazy" started acting "normal", we'd probably still be living in caves.

a hero is just somebody who does the right thing when it would be far, far easier to do nothing.”-Cedric Diggory-

Fear and greatness cannot exist within the same space.

Passion is everything...so make it happen

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance. The wise grows it under his feet.

The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.

I am happy that I can aid those admirable men, both living and dead, who by their pens or their tongues have aided the great cause of human liberty and universal happiness.

There is no greater thing than to be oneself, and it is never too late to do so.

I've been in love with you since the very beginning. You asked why there isn't anyone else in my life, and the reason... is you.

Of course. Silly me. Such a sad, exciting score, which no doubt you can play? So many accomplishments, Mr. Grey.”“And the greatest one is you, Miss Steele.

The moment you stop chasing happiness, you become happy.

Tomorrow, you promise yourself, things will be different, yet, tomorrow is too often a repetition of today. And you disappoint yourself again and again.

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.

Don't be such a party-pooper, missy --when you're well and truly screwed, either you just sit pissing yourself or you invent some reason to hope.

Wherever you are and whatever you do, I hope you find the time to dwell in your favourite memories. It is one of the most beautiful and relaxing things we can do, no matter when and no matter where.

The question is not whether our life is purposeful, but whether that purpose leads to a hope which is proper to our nature as human beings, for only then will life be meaningful.

Where there is hope there is life.

If you cannot love me, I will die. Before you came I wanted to die, I have told you many times. It is cruel to have made me want to live only to make my death more bloody.

But often life asks much of you, and you either honor life by answering with all your heart, or you cower your way into your grave.

Someone once said that death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live. I could tell you who said it, but who the hell really cares.

I love you, " he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die.

Yes, Max, you are going to die. Just like everybody else.Thank you, Confucious.

I'm not scared of death, I just don't want to seek it out.

That's it then. This is how it ends. I haven't even read Proust.

I doubt love can do little else, if it cannot bring back people back from the dead.

Death is the night sky, the background against which the fleeting fireworks of life are displayed, an empty stage upon which the drama of life is played.

If I never meet you In this lifeLet me feel the lackA glance from your eyesThen my life Will be yours

Her belly ruptures full of parasites, Her eyes sink back in her skull Her butchered wrists, dangle From the edge of the bathtubHer children cuddle against her Desperate for love she cannot give

It is not what they built. It is what they knocked down.It is not the houses. It is the spaces between the houses.It is not the streets that exist. It is the streets that no longer exist.

We live by faith and not by sight.

He is cured by faith who is sick of fate.

Faith is about what we know, not what we feel. Yet, what we know will influence and direct what we feel. A strong knowledge of God will yield feelings of confidence in Him.

For some it is harder towrite a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.

I write to reach eternity

‎I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that is the only way of insuring one's immortality.

If you can write each day, do it, and meet a quota. Minimum 350 words a day. A baboon can do 350 words a day. Don’t be shown up by a baboon

Stay true to yourself and listen to your inner voice. It will lead you to your dream.

Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required.

No matter how much you know, your destiny depends on the Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding you display.

Humility is not weakness but a price for greatness. Be humble for CHRIST sake and watch GOD take you to places you never dreamt.

Anything is possible...you see having a good heart is what it is all about. With love...anything is possible.

For the wages of sin is Death, but the gift of God is everlasting Life in Christ Jesus or LORD.

The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries.]