Quotes of James Humes

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I don't like jokes in speeches; I do like wit and humor. A joke is to humor what pornography is to erotic language in a good novel.

- James Humes

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“ Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results. ”

- Ernest Shackleton

“ As an African elite, look within and ask, what can I do to change the present African narratives? What niche can I carve and do my uncompromising best to lift this continent? For my sake and for the sake of my children Jumoke Odepe ”

- Jumoke Odepe

“ There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. ”

- Emily Dickinson

“ Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. ”

- Unknown

“ It's all a conundrum, isn't it— forgetting the mixed tape in the car... feeling forgotten when... so many people are thinking of us? Drinking when we should be eating... sleeping when we should be making love... thanking God above when we don't have enough? Each day is a mad rush to something irrelevant. We measure our pricelessness by our successes, which... still equals money. Life goes by so quick when each day is a mad rush to slow motion. We eat fast food so that we can go to bed on time, but, trust me, everyone wakes up too late. ”

- Heather Angelika Dooley

“ Anything that makes weak physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison. ”

- Swami Vivekananda

“ Sometimes what seems so right turns out wrong and what seems so wrong turns out right. What do I call this phenomenon? Life. ”

- Charles F. Glassman

“ Fairies with gossamer wings, Bring forth beauty, grace and joyful things. Fairies of the earth are caretakers of our soil, water and trees, They watch over beautiful creatures such as bears, bunnies and bees. Fairies ask that you breathe in and appreciate the vantage point from which you stand, Then trod carefully and respectfully with each intentional step you make across this beautiful land. ”

- Molly Friedenfeld

“ Education must not simply teach work – it must teach Life. ”

- W. E. B. Du Bois

“ The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink. ”

- T.S. Eliot

“ When we go into stillness we can hear our soul’s voice loud and clear. If we speak from our heart we share our soul’s melody with the world. ”

- Christina Goetz

“ Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process. ”

- Harold Geneen

“ A heart filled with anger has no room for love. ”

- Joan Lunden

“ If you are too busy to pray, you are busier than God wants you to be. ”

- Wanda E. Brunstetter

“ God's plans for you are always good and purposeful. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. ”

- Walt Whitman

“ To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground. ”

- Stephen Covey

“ Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. ”

- Anonymous

“ Drunk and alone and hopelessly in love with the idea that someday somehow it might just get better. ”

- Stefanie Sybens

“ Friendship not defined by words Friendship only defined by action ”

- Arshdeep Singh Samrala

“ When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. ”

- RuPaul

“ You know her well. People are harder to sum up when you know them well. ”

- Veronica Roth

“ Love cannot be hidden. It even shines in the darkest places." ~ Carla Olson Gade, The Shadow Catcher's Daughter ”

- Carla Olson Gade