Boyd K. Packer Quotes
We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary.
Quotes to Explore
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If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.
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I know a lot of people who use the Internet really wisely. It enriches their lives in some way.
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We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs.
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Historically, I think you can really judge a person by their shoes.
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A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.
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When I got the role in 'Homeland,' it really opened something up. Other people respected me more as an actor, doors were opened, and I understood for the first time that it wasn't personal. All that rejection wasn't personal.
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I've met men who have been married 19, 20 years, and all of a sudden the wife decides one day she needs to find herself.
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Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be.
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'Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?'
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For the last 30 years, I've been leading a life of crime and international intrigue that's involved 40 stamps in my passport, love affairs, and broken hearts to go with each one of them. You would have to live three lifetimes to catch up with just the allegations that follow me!
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Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all. We do not want this war, this violence...and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.
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Yoga is a great thing and meditation is also great to get connected to yourself more.
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Me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know its not some place you can look for because its not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something and if you find that moment, it lasts forever.
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Contrary to the fantasies of the fundamentalists, there was no deathbed conversion, no last minute refuge taken in a comforting vision of a heaven or an afterlife. For Carl, what mattered most was what was true, not merely what would make us feel better. Even at this moment when anyone would be forgiven for turning away from the reality of our situation, Carl was unflinching. As we looked deeply into each other's eyes, it was with a shared conviction that our wondrous life together was ending forever.
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Don't tell me women are not the stuff of heroes.
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I would meet you upon this honestly. I that was near your heart was removed therefrom To lose beauty in terror, terror in inquisition. I have lost my passion: why should I need to keep it Since what is kept must be adulterated? I have lost my sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch: How should I use them for your closer contact?
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It has been universally recognized, in all authentic teachings of mankind, that every being born into this world has to work, not merely to keep himself alive, but to strive towards perfection.
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Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
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He is certainly a good player, but it is far too expensive to shop in Lyon
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Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
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I had auditioned for 'Saturday Night Live' two or three times before and never really saw myself there. I looked up to Belushi and Bill Murray and Aykroyd and I never saw myself as in their world.
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We were given our agency. We must use it wisely and remain close to the Spirit; otherwise, we foolishly find ourselves yielding to the enticements of the adversary.
