J. I. Packer Quotes
Justification is the truly dramatic transition from the status of a condemned criminal awaiting a terrible sentence to that of an heir awaiting a fabulous inheritance.
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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I've been fortunate to be working mostly right out of school. Every year, there was a little something, and it kept the confidence going. It's about confidence and the belief.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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I usually have two or three books on the go at the same time. If I'm in different moods, I want to read different things.
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Sound-wise, I'm really limitless in the way I write songs. Whatever comes out, comes out. Every song is completely different.
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It seems to many of us that if we are to avoid the eventual catastrophic world conflict, we must strengthen the United Nations as a first step toward a world government patterned after our own government with a legislature, executive and judiciary, and police to enforce its international laws and keep the peace.
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The problem with most Hollywood movies is they don't give the director enough control.
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I always wear flat shoes, because I can't walk in anything else.
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I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humour doesn't know what he's talking about.
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Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality... 'The Odd Couple' was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening after that.
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Despite what you might guess, when monitoring your breathing, your body doesn't care whether you're inhaling enough oxygen. It cares only whether you're expelling enough carbon dioxide - that's the gas that sets off the panic button when you're suffocating.
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I won't say I am a strict mother, but discipline is important. Timing and routine are important for kids.
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It's really odd that I've got this kind of sullen reputation - I never saw myself that way.
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It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.
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Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?
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Even though I'm an actor, I've gone to productions where there has been someone whose work is known in film, and you can't take your eyes off them. It unbalances the production. Whether they're good or not, it doesn't matter.
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Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat.
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I can't stand being around anal people, especially anal people with big egos.
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There is in reality no such thing as modern art. Art is carried on up and down in immense cycles through centuries and civilizations.
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when man determined to destroy himself he picked the was of shall and finding only why smashed it into because.
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A change of feeling is a change of destiny.
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As an actor, your life is constant ups and downs. My friends and I joke that when a job ends and nothing is lined up, you have nothing to do for the rest of your life. You just ride that wave.
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Justification is the truly dramatic transition from the status of a condemned criminal awaiting a terrible sentence to that of an heir awaiting a fabulous inheritance.
