Jim Jefferies Quotes

I don't know why I get away with some things. But I'm not a misogynistic, racist person. Yet I do find those jokes funny, so I say them. And I try to say everything kind of in a good spirit.

I find that people... very few people think that what they're doing is bad, and usually the people who think what they're doing is bad it has more to do with guilt.

My greatest responsibility is to acknowledge the mistakes and the shortcomings of the country in which I live, to acknowledge my privileges, and to try to make it a better place.

No one is willing to acknowledge a fault in himself when a more agreeable motive can be found for the estrangement of his acquaintances.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people.

I didn't have evil intentions, but I guess I did have power.

I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing.

There's nothing wrong or evil about having a bad day. There's everything wrong with making others have to have it... with you.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway.

Either accept people for what they are, or don't. So, in other words, man, if people don't know me, I think they do themself an injustice. Because, as a whole, I think I'm a good person.

I'm a hugger of both men and women. As it turns out that those are taken in an offensive manner, I need to have a greater sense of awareness of what I am doing, and we will correct that, and I am taking those steps.

At the end of the day, I'm not a bad person; I don't hurt anyone.

You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility.

I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience.

I've got a life, you know, take me in the totality of my actions and I'll tell you, I will stand with my record.

The new generation of researchers must be given the skills and values - not just scientific ideals, but also awareness of human weaknesses - that will enable it to correct its forebears' mistakes.

What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.

Every nation, like every individual, would like to believe it owes 'no apology' to anyone. Adults realise, however, that few among us are purely innocent or utterly blameless.

Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of friendships and the need to rely upon the very people I'd abused.

I see myself out of my own eyes, which means I have no idea what's going on the other way around. I just think I try to be a good person - and I fail.

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

I am not blind to the shortcomings of our own people.

The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.