James Russell

James Russell
Left-handed relief pitcher known for an average fastball and good slider who made his MLB debut in 2010 for the Chicago Cubs.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth8 January 1986
CityCincinnati, OH
summer perfect-days june
AND what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten;
criticism weapons weak
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
pride men funeral
What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.
destiny two weakness
There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.
men thinking destiny
The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.
time fate deeds
In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained; Know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, "I find thee worthy; do this deed for me?"
time heart one-day
One day with life and heart Is more than time enough to find a world.
nature flower heaven
Good heavens, of what un costly material is our earthly happiness composed... if we only knew it. What incomes have we not had from a flower, and how unfailing are the dividends of the seasons.
life stars heart
Not as all other women are Is she that to my soul is dear; Her glorious fancies come from far, Beneath the silver evening star, And yet her heart is ever near.
life humble love-is
True love is but a humble, low born thing, And hath its food served up in earthenware; It is a thing to walk with, hand in hand, Through the every-dayness of this workday world.
life men one-direction
Truly there is a tide in the affairs of men; but there is no gulf-stream setting forever in one direction.
giving charity three
Who gives himself with his alms feeds three, himself, his hungering neighbor and me.
freedom law wings
Freedom needs all her poets; it is they Who give her aspirations wings, And to the wiser law of music sway Her wild imaginings.
faith
He who keeps his faith only, cannot be discrowned.