C. L. R. James Quotes

Finaly, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -Ephesians 6:10-11

Sin will take you where you didn't plan to go. It will keep you there longer than you planned to stay. And it will cost you more than you intended to pay

Be courageous and He shall strengthen your heart, all of you who hope in the Lord.

A man without reason is no better than a mad dog, and mad dogs must be put down for the good of everyone.

for what is religion if not a kind of madness, and what is madness without a touch of religion?

Ben laughed. "You think all religions are scams, don't you?""Yes, I suppose I do, " Epstein said. "But the religions are mostly scamming themselves. That they scam others is usually a side-effect.

Other translations may engage the mind, but the King James Version is the Bible of the heart.

The acquisition of a book signalled not just the potential acquisition of knowledge but also something like the property rights to a piece of ground: the knowledge became a visitable place.

But God caused knowledge to be given to Adam and those with him, so that the kings of chaos and the underworld might not lord it over them." [--Jesus]

Many people come and go, knowing not why they ever did so.A miserable thing can it be -unconscious of why thy Creator made thee.

... sometimes knowing sucked.

The acquiring of intelligence doesn't require an institution if you got the heart to seek knowledge, and the balls to use it as wisely as those who came before you.

Ignorance is toxic. If a man hands you a cup of coffee and pours in what he calls liquid sugar when the container clearly says poison, how bliss is your ignorance?

It pains me to have all this knowledge and no one to share it with, I’d have to say its number 3 on my list. – Of what causes me the most pain.

By thinking of things you could understand them.

You cannot fully wrap your mind around God, so better to fully wrap God around your mind.

As an Odd-Fish, it is not my job to be right, ' said Sir Oort. 'It is my job to be wrong in new and exciting ways.

It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.

Over a hundred German scientists arrived here [Huntsville] at eleven o’clock on an April morning and by nightfall more than sixty had applied for cards at the free library.

From The Corner To The Corner Office - It's Not Just A Book, It's A Lifestyle!

The Dictionary defines Soul Mate as: A person who is perfectly suited to another in temperament. Before I met mine, I didn't know I was bonkers!

If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got.

Realize in life that you will have your ups and downs. You can't have those wonderful up moments without the downs. If everything stayed the same all the time, that would be depressing.

Some people say you pick up the Dirty Boogie where you left it off. Others say you pick it up where you would have been had you never gotten off it.

Sitting there, it is impossible to change your luck. But, you can always change the machine you are at!

Life has played her like a cat weaving between her legs, pretending to be tame, friendly, before sinking its claws into soft, vulnerable flesh.

I have tried to live my life with no regrets. Because regrets will become guilt in some cases, and guilt eats away at your sanity.

Life experiences shared with a friend will turn into memories to be enjoyed.

Have no regrets in life because of the choices you make. Good or bad, they are a learning experience, to help you grow. The only regret in life, is to never make a choice at all.

He was discovering that even hatred died a little at the end. But it still lasted longer than desire, longer even than love.

Can I come in?No! I'm in a towel!I'm blind!

It's funny how different people are. If I'd been this kid and someone was snarling "Ordering a pizza?" at me, without even thinking, I would have snarled back "Yeah. You want pepperoni?"-Maximum Ride

I'm way hot, " he muttered. "But I don't feel sick. Just — way hot."Fang

Iggy. This is not a democracy, " I said, (...)"It'sa Maxocracy.

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Then it's fun and games you can't see anymore.

It means the third rail has seven hundred volts of direct current running through it. Touch it and you're human popcorn

I want to do it too!” said Gazzy, sitting very, very quietly, completely motionless.“Nope, ” said Nudge, shaking her head. “You stand out like a fart in church.

Rina’s always claimed that I expect too little from life, ” Standard said.“Then at least you’ll never be disappointed.

Once upon a time, Jack wouldn't have been caught dead in a princess rescue.

It is of great advantage to the student of any subject to read the original memoirs on that subject, for science is always most completely assimilated when it is in the nascent state...

Science is the process of obscuring the marvelous with explanations.

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His wisdom, power and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.

Break the spine of one of my books and I break yours.

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it

I would rather read a mediocre book than waste time sitting around with people making small talk.

I decided long ago that life's absurd. If you don't develop a sense of humor, it will drive you mad.

Some men borrow books some men steal books and others beg presentation copies from the author.

Choose thy friends like thy books, few but choice

When I read a novel my imagination starts off at a gallop and leaves the narrator hidden in a cloud of dust I have to come jogging twenty miles back to the denouement.

A library is a sacred place where the voices of the ancients can still be heard if we but give them the required silence.