--- title: "4 Kay Coles James Quotes - Famous Politician (Never forget)" description: "Kay Coles James is an American public official who served as secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from January 2022 to August 2023, and as the dire..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-kay-coles-james-55804.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Kay Coles James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-kay-coles-james-55804.jpg) # Kay Coles James (1949) Politician United States **4** quotes in **73** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Kay Coles James is a politician from the United States, best known for *Never forget*. ## Quick Facts About Kay Coles James Born June 1, 1949 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works Never forget ## About Kay Coles James Kay Coles James is an American public official who served as secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from January 2022 to August 2023, and as the director for the United States Office of Personnel Management under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. Previous to the OPM appointment, she served as Virginia secretary of health and human resources under then-Governor George Allen and was the dean of Regent University's government school. She is the president and founder of the Gloucester Institute, a leadership training center for young African Americans. ## Awards & Honors National Humanities Medal ## Quotes by Kay Coles James > [The moment you know that this is the person with whom you want to spend the rest of your life, you should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/the-moment-you-know-that-this-is-the-person-with-whom-you-want-to/) [Kay Coles James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-coles-james/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/kay-coles-james-68396_action_the-moment-you-know-that-this-is-the-per_616475.jpg) > [The criticism usually goes only to the religious right. 'Bigots,' 'intolerant,' 'hateful' - those labels get slapped on quickly and usually when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/the-criticism-usually-goes-only-to-the-religious-right-bigots/) [Kay Coles James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-coles-james/) [Bigots](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigots/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab6/kay-coles-james-68396_bigots_the-criticism-usually-goes-only-to-the-r_1220670.jpg) > [For all the venom and fear spewed at members of the 'religious right,' most of today's churches are left alone... the nonreligious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/for-all-the-venom-and-fear-spewed-at-members-of-the-religious-right/) [Kay Coles James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-coles-james/) [Benign](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benign/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/kay-coles-james-68396_benign_for-all-the-venom-and-fear-spewed-at-mem_2704477.jpg) > [It has always been an irony to me that the 'religious right' has come under so much attack for being involved in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-coles-james/it-has-always-been-an-irony-to-me-that-the-religious-right-has-come/) [Kay Coles James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-coles-james/) [Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/kay-coles-james-68396_black_it-has-always-been-an-irony-to-me-that-t_2861777.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-coles-james/#itemlist", "name": "Kay Coles James Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The moment you know that this is the person with whom you want to spend the rest of your life, you should start the engagement process. Once you know this, the nature of the relationship changes. You view actions differently, the pressure to have sex increases, and your relationship with others is affected. 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