Jim Himes Quotes

#1. I've been used to consider poetry as the food of love " Mr.Darcy
Of a fine, stout, healthy love it may. Everything nourishes what is strong already. But if it be only a slight, thin sort of inclination, I am convinced that one good sonnet will starve it entirely away." Eliza

Jane Austen

#2. Brahma splits Brahmanda into three parts: me, mine and what is not mine. This is Tripura, the three worlds.

Devdutt Pattanaik

#3. I make a wicked clam chowdah, and linguine with clam sauce. Oysters I like to eat raw, and mussels in either a white wine sauce or in beer with paprika.

Jim Himes

#4. I sensed that Confucius is an interesting character. This is someone who lived over 2,500 years ago and is still speaking to us. That people are still reading and repeating what he said so long ago is something I find quite fascinating.

Russell Freedman

#5. The discussion of derivatives in the political world has become a zero sum game.

Jim Himes

#6. If you want to be happy, all you have to do is be happy.

David Zinczenko

#7. New England oysters are better than Chesapeake. But Chesapeake blue crabs are unbeatable.

Jim Himes

#8. I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

Mos Def

#9. That morning David realized that grudges are a waste of perfect happiness.
Laugh when every time you can Mr Lichtenstein. Apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change.

Marianne Williamson

#10. Listening to the data is important ... but so is experience and intuition. After all, what is intuition at its best but large amounts of data of all kinds filtered through a human brain rather than a math model?

Steve Lohr

#11. There just seems to be too much violence everywhere, even the news can't help break now and then on TV

Nikhil Sharda

#12. So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away.

Benjamin Netanyahu

#13. I never cease to be amazed why some of my friends became famous and others, just as talented, didn't. I've come to suspect it's a matter of wanting fame or not, and those who don't want it, don't get it.

Malcolm Cowley

#14. I remain as committed as ever to working across party lines with anyone who believes we must invest in the future of our economy by revitalizing our transportation infrastructure, ensuring every child is getting a world class education, and spurring research and development of new technologies.

Jim Himes

#15. I go out and take oysters, clams and mussels every 2 weeks or so during late fall, winter and early spring. I particularly like to go out when there is a below-average ebb tide because that exposes clamming grounds and oysters that are usually under water.

Jim Himes