Boyd K. Packer Quotes
I counsel our children to do their critical studying in the early hours of the morning when they're fresh and alert, rather than to fight physical weariness and mental exhaustion at night. I've learned the power of the dictum, "Early to bed, early to rise." When I'm under pressure, you won't find me burning the midnight oil. I'd much rather be in bed early and getting up in the wee hours of the morning.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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My parents divorced when I was seven. Because divorce is messy, for good or ill, they sent me to boarding school.
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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to withstand public scrutiny in every Middle Eastern capital.
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Everybody talks. Anthony Pettis talked before the fight. Donald Cerrone talked before the fight. See what happened?
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I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.
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Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.
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Once we understand just how to control genes, we have the potential for spinal cord regeneration, bone regeneration, and so on. It might also give us plumper chickens.
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Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
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I try to have fun with the fans, try to have fun.
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Most people are motivated by the economy. And if you've lost your job, lost your mortgage, lost your 401(k), you're angry. And if your brother-in-law has lost one of those you're angry still. And when you're angry you take it out on people who are in office. Which is natural.
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I've seen it again and again in my consulting: Most teams are too large to be innovative, despite their leaders' best intentions.
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You always have something to learn from people who have been through more than you. Be open and receptive to what they know.
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We must take steps to prevent further nuclear weapons development or modernization.
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Anyone in public life who comes out, comes out primarily for themselves, and their life is immediately improved. That's what happened to me.
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In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people.
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Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
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Ozzy Osbourne has his bats, and I have that darn 'convert them to Christianity' quote. Some may not like what I said, but I'm still waiting to hear a better suggestion.
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Religion is innately irrational.
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What better can parents and children give to each other than respectful, understanding attention.
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You live overseas, you see these exotic places and you want to know about them. But, weirdly, it also made me homesick for all these very prosaic places in America.
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I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science.
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The way your life plays out depends on which dominoes you chose to push over and which ones you leave alone.
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I counsel our children to do their critical studying in the early hours of the morning when they're fresh and alert, rather than to fight physical weariness and mental exhaustion at night. I've learned the power of the dictum, "Early to bed, early to rise." When I'm under pressure, you won't find me burning the midnight oil. I'd much rather be in bed early and getting up in the wee hours of the morning.
