Boyd K. Packer Quotes
The gospel teaches us to be happy, to have faith rather than fear, to find hope and overcome despair, to leave darkness and turn toward the light of the everlasting gospel.
Quotes to Explore
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In my household, a Trapper-Keeper was too expensive - we had plain old three-ring notebooks - and I always wanted a Trapper-Keeper.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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Right, different generations come along, and discover the music, I think.
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The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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As a child, I had the opportunity to meet the captain onboard a British Airways flight. It was so exciting to see the cockpit and controls. I was in awe of the captain, and he stamped my log book, which I still have to this day.
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You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
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I began to write in an enclosed, self-confident literary culture. The poet's life stood in a burnished light in the Ireland of that time. Poets were still poor, had little sponsored work, and could not depend on a sympathetic reaction to their poetry. But the idea of the poet was honored.
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When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
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Whatever I feel comfortable in is usually what I'll wear. I go to different events and premieres and walk the red carpet... those things are awkward enough on their own. You don't want to be pulling up a top all night. I will sacrifice foot comfort though. I love high heels.
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Mostly for social media, Twitter or Instagram becomes so much more fun when you can be boastful and say whatever you want. You can be so full of yourself and ridiculous when you're a heel.
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I basically was in charge of the Jackson 5 - all their creative, when it came down to the studio, and all their musical endeavors. I tried to create a Hitsville on the West Coast.
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Marketing is not bragging, and touting one's wares is not evil. The baker in the medieval town square must holler, 'Fresh rolls!' if he hopes to feed the townfolk.
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Anywhere in the world is a great gig if the people are pumped to hear some music.
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Communities are suffering, children are suffering, and our immigration policy appears in disarray.
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Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plow. The trick is just to wake thmem up, to sharpen their ears for what's already there in the music.
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It was a great way to work. In those days, you had to be there. It was your world. It was your club. Your friends were there, your associates were there, your security was there.
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I think people have always liked in me the combination of being the underdog because I'm a tiny woman but I have enormous authority in myself.
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I find my vocabulary is quite a lot better when I'm hungover. I feel like I unlock a key of words that I don't usually use in day-to-day life.
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But when I was doing the KKK I had constant nightmares of being exposed as a Jew and lynched by the Klan.
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I'm happy with my commercial heroine tag.
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The rapid proliferation of cell phones in Afghanistan proves that anything that adds value to people's lives spreads like brushfire - and commerce is certainly a force that could add value for Afghanis.
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Nothing surprises me about the Lords.
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There are only two things wrong with C++: The initial concept and the implementation.
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The gospel teaches us to be happy, to have faith rather than fear, to find hope and overcome despair, to leave darkness and turn toward the light of the everlasting gospel.
