J. I. Packer Quotes
The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity--hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory--because at the Father's will Jesus became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross.
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Some women think that if the look this season is minis, they have to wear minis. If you don't have great legs, there are plenty of alternatives.
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For every benefit conferred, God is to be praised in his gifts. Otherwise when the time of judgment comes, that man will be punished as an ingrate who cannot say to God: 'Your statutes were my song in the land of exile.'
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I tell people in Chicago to take care of themselves.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.
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As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.
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I was mostly an indoor girl at university. Where other students did drama or music or sport alongside their degrees, I wrote. I used to work on essays and classwork during the day and 'The Bone Season' in the evenings.
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No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.
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I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want to be called women comedians, but I think it gives a path to the fact that we live in extremely patriarchal times.
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World's children cannot wait any longer. While international community debates and issues recommendations, statements and fine speeches, world's children - marginalised, socially excluded, poor and vulnerable - continue to suffer.
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I've completely fallen in love with the U.K., and I'd love to spend a couple of months a year there.
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At its core, the United States is grateful, warm-hearted, full of unexpected twists and turns - not a cold and bullying prison - it's a place of infinite jest.
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To be in prison so long, it's difficult to remember exactly what you did to get there.
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It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'.
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In the end, the market will decide which is the better performer: dirty coal-fired power or clean wind and solar. Market-based competition. That doesn't sound like communism to me.
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I thought, 'OK, Melissa Gilbert is playing my mom, and I'm playing her old role - no pressure.' So I went up to Melissa and said, 'It's such an honor playing your daughter,' and she smiled and said, 'Oh, shut up.' I thought, 'Great, a normal person.'
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Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.
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Tennis Australia really led the charge as far as upping the prize money and trying to do the right thing by the players. They also led the way so women have equal prize money in all the grand slams too.
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I was so shy and when my sister was born I found it hard. I was really strange and kind of too quiet.
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That's one thing I don't think people consider nowadays. They want to believe in the importance of marriage, boil it down to just a signature on a legal document. But that's exactly what it is. If not, why not just get married without one?
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Persistent practice alone is the key to yoga. As you take pains to learn, continue with devotion what you have learn.
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I'm proud that LearnVest is creating content that helps expectant moms tackle their finances. As much as possible, we hope to lessen the stress during what is said to be such a life-changing time.
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For the pie scene, people asked if I read the script and said: 'Oh my god, do I have to do that?' No - I said: 'I hope that's me. I hope I get that part.''
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The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity--hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory--because at the Father's will Jesus became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross.
