James Lankford Quotes

For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.

Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.

I'm not going to tell you to meditate on what Christmas really means and be thankful.

Well, I'll tell you something, this wedding is something that I will always, always cherish. It was a show of love and support and kindness like I'd never seen from the people, and that's who I entertain. I entertain the people.

I'm very fortunate to have been raised in my family. I learned early about the importance of giving back.

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.

John Hirschbeck is a wonderful person with a wonderful family. I'm so glad that we have become friends.

I love everything about the holidays: the decorations, the parties, and spending time with friends and family. What I love most is that feeling of giving back. Every bit counts.

My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmastime fill our homes and our lives and linger there long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year.

The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.

My people are my people. They love me and I love them. I would not be here without them.

With all my fans I got a family again.

I have a very big family and a lot of friends, and buying presents is one of my favorite things to do.

Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.

People treat me like family, 'cause I've always treated them like family.

Softball has given me so much in life. It's taught me the kind of person I want to be, and given me a sweet sisterhood. It even led me to my husband.

On Christmas morning, before we could open our Christmas presents, we would go to this stranger's home and bring them presents. I remember helping clean the house up and putting up a tree. My father believed that you have a responsibility to look after everyone else.

I have a best friend as a husband, and he is my number one supporter. He's a family man, and he's always giving back to God. That is what makes him a beautiful man. We're not perfect by any means, but that makes us beautiful as well. We're not afraid to say we're not perfect. We have our disagreements, but that comes along with marriage.

Me and my girlfriend don't have any family in Ipswich, so we were thinking of what we could do to fill our time on Christmas Day. We thought about feeding the homeless and we phoned up the church that we eventually went to and asked if we could help.

I see myself as, one, an optimist, and two, a member of a huge family, and that's important to me.

My grandparents, one Christmas, they did not have anything. They did not have money to buy presents. So my grandmother went to the orange tree outside her home, and so her boys did not go without for Christmas, she took oranges to her sons as presents.

When I was younger, I'd always cry on Christmas Day, and I didn't know why. Now I know it's because I was just overwhelmed by the togetherness.