J. I. Packer Quotes

God has not abandoned us any more than he abandoned Job. He never abandons anyone on whom he has set his love; nor does Christ, the good shepherd, ever lose track of his sheep.

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• During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

  

  Kate Smith
  • God
  • America
  • Presidential

• It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.

  

  Barbara Kruger
  • Good
  • Work
  • Mind

• I'm a good driver.

  

  Ian Somerhalder
  • Good
  • Driver

• I always suggest that when you're going through cancer to find something in your day that makes you feel centered and that makes you feel good.

  

  Olivia Newton-John
  • Good
  • Day
  • Cancer

• I gave up school. I gave up a really, really good job. I gave up a lot of stuff. I cut a lot of people out of my life so I could just focus on my fighting dreams.

  

  Paige VanZant
  • People
  • Life
  • Up

• The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it.

  

  Laura Linney
  • Good
  • Work
  • Decision

• This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Time
  • Good
  • Know

• I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.

  

  S. J. Perelman
  • God
  • Always
  • Teeth

• If I don't fight McGregor, I still have a good life.

  

  Rafael dos Anjos
  • Life
  • Good
  • Fight

• Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • God
  • Doing
  • Look

• Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.

  

  Ziggy Marley
  • Good
  • Great
  • Music

• There is no such thing as a Mass Mind. The Mass Audience is made up of individuals, and good advertising is written always from one person to another. When it is aimed at millions it rarely moves anyone.

  

  Fairfax Cone
  • Up
  • Good
  • Mind

• Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.

  

  Valerie June
  • Good
  • Way
  • Like

• I got a job as soon as I could - 11 or 12. I started babysitting and then I got a part-time job at a pharmacy in England. I just remember loving the feeling of going out and buying my own clothes! I'd go bargain-hunting and get secondhand vintage stuff.

  

  Natasha Bedingfield
  • Time
  • Job
  • Remember

• I have had the most wonderful time on 'EastEnders' and I will miss you all. The show has changed my life and I want you all to continue the good work, because I'll be at home watching you.

  

  Barbara Windsor
  • Life
  • Time
  • Good

• There is no god, so how can I consider myself a god? God is the greatest lie invented by man.

  

  Rajneesh
  • God
  • Man
  • Myself

• My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.

  

  Beau Bridges
  • Good
  • Character
  • Enjoy

• I've heard expressions like, 'Are you good in bed?' What does that even mean? For me, good in bed means sleeping seven hours. Undisturbed! If I get eight hours, that means I'm amazing!

  

  Karan Johar
  • Good
  • Amazing
  • Expressions

• If you believe in what you do and you really want to be in music, just stick at it. It's always a learning process. Enjoy it because I think making music is a privilege, really. In an ideal world, it should also always be fun. As much as possible, make it fun.

  

  Kate Bush
  • World
  • Music
  • Believe

• Certain citizens claimed I had disgraced the fair name of the city of Limerick, that I had attacked the church, that I had despoiled my mother's name, and that if I returned to Limerick, I would surely be found hanging from a lamppost.

  

  Frank McCourt
  • Mother
  • City
  • Church

• I love finding things that scare me and doing them. That's how you grow.

  

  Vanessa Hudgens
  • Love
  • Things
  • Doing

• I guess real maturity, which most of us never achieve, is when you realize that you're not the center of the universe.

  

  Katherine Paterson
  • Real
  • Universe
  • Maturity

• We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.

  

  Jimmy Carter
  • Live

• God has not abandoned us any more than he abandoned Job. He never abandons anyone on whom he has set his love; nor does Christ, the good shepherd, ever lose track of his sheep.

  

  J. I. Packer
  • Good
  • God
  • Job