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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It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.
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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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Call it the Tiger Mom effect: In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option.
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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'm amazed that years after I stopped playing tennis, people still recognize me in restaurants and ask for my autograph.
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If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.
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I'm someone who'd never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.
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As long as I look good, I'm very happy - and as long as I look consistently me.
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One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of a March thaw, is the spring.
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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.
