James Kirkman Quotations

My oldest daughter (Teresa Anderson) is developmentally disabled which that's mentally retarded it's just a new word for it that most people don't know, ... I came to have a love for the developmentally disabled and found a need for people serving them in the areas they need help.

They've always got to make you wait at least 30 seconds,

One of the good things is that I met a lot of new friends in it. Somehow when you get past 60 you're not as competitive and so we were all just like a bunch of old girlfriends at the contest, ... you have improved your talent, your speaking ability, you certainly enhanced your life with getting to know these people.

I do think it's a worthy thing to be involved in and I would encourage anybody to try for it,

just very humbled, and appreciative, and amazed; it was a very happy experience.

Our pianist quit suddenly and so they asked me if I would play, and well I said 'temporarily' so of course I'm still there,

I'm not a real pageant person because it's so much the external and I think a person is made of inner beauty, ... As I found out more about the pageant then I began to get interested and it's about what you're doing to help other people.