Jim Quotes

My writing is extremely important, so I write every day. I just enjoy it. I get a kick out of it.

On a daily basis there are some huge ones that are, sure, from time to time, but it is helping the reader sort through all this sort of gray stuff out there.

Those who know me know I won't hesitate to turn around and point someone out.

If anybody says they get used to it, you don't.

Thankfulness and gratitude are the foundation of character and being able to serve others.

We grow the aspects of our lives that we feed - with energy and engagement - and choke off those we deprive of fuel. Your life is what you agree to attend to.

I live in the garden; I just sleep in the house.

Fear is an exciting time. It's our soul telling us that we need to change. Change is powerful.

Heroism isn't a one time thing: Live Heroically.

Sustainability is growth based on forms and processes of development that do not undermine the integrity of the environment on which they depend

A book for everyone concerned about our common future.

A 1940 Gallup poll showed 83 percent of the public was against intervention. A good pretext was needed to gain support from an intransigent public.

We have plenty of money to do everything we want to do, if we do it smart.

The behavior of the minority ... warranted the sergeant at arms being called.

The disadvantage of working over networks is that you can't so easily go into someone else's office and rip their bloody heart out.

Being against the military because you are against war is like being against the Fire Department because you are against fire.

When I moved into management, it was all about managing people and keeping them motivated - I didn't use sales metrics to drive my business. Now, everything comes from the numbers.

At the expansion stage, it's really easy to lose focus and chase the shiny object, instead of staying focused on what you're good at and the customers that are already successful.

The best advice I got throughout my career was understanding what my current managers' pains and challenges are - it's not always just about hitting the number.

Some people wouldn't say I coached in the National Football League. I coached with the Raiders, right?

Everyone needs someone to tell them not to wear so much Prada.

People who solve problems are happier.

When I was 19 years old, I wrote my first book. I took a computer science class, and the book was garbage. I thought I could write a better one, so I did.

I am absolutely confident that St. Louis can attract major players in technology and make the companies that are here blossom.

These aren't like logging roads to get those blades in there. They're greater than 40 feet in width, almost like a superhighway.

Never say ‘you don’t know’, say, ‘I’ll find out!’

Nobody has time for your priceless prose. Get to the point.

Technology and the pace of change in media is pushing us into an uncomfortable area The media have perhaps become more cavalier towards pushing confidential information.

There's a big difference between seeing an opportunity and seizing an opportunity

In politics, when you're explaining, you're losing.

Resident mockery, give us an hour for magic.

They got the guns But we got the numbers.

Adolescence and early youth...the fires are burning fastest, right? And your energy level is highest. It demands...and rock is screaming type music.

The time you wait subtracts the joy The heads the angel you destroy

When you look at a strong brand, you see a promise.

Sometimes you get more creativity when you're in a box than when you can do anything. In really difficult situations, sometimes, you get the most interesting thinking.

I'm blessed to have great friends, and there are a lot of men in my life who've been more than just friends.

Is an animal less or more intelligent because it lives without clothes, central heating, and well, atom bombs ?

Gardening is a cooperative affair. I am a part of a neighborhood in which plants, dirt, rocks and a human family participate collectively in a love affair with place.

Two men spit in their hands, help each other out, then laugh about it later. Just to be silly.

I couldn't get laid with a sitcom and a rifle.

I had AIDS, but I beat it with Advil.

I should call myself four market Norton. I'm great in Boston and Cleveland. I do good in Phillie, New Jersey.

When it comes to stand-up, people feel this need to voice their objection through groaning or being offended. It's really irritating... I mean I love what I do, but that's the irritating side of it.

The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be.

There is no question we are having a difficult time rounding up the votes.

There will be fiscal issues that are appropriate to discuss.

There's a fine line in being too specific so you can't be too flexible, and being too vague in being specific and people not thinking it's meaningful.

The reform of government needs to continue.

Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy growing.