J. I. Packer Quotes
Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it.
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We are seeing at the Republican National Committee a phenomenon that is worth noting this week; maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe Wednesday, we will have a million first time donors since the president took office.
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Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
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Since 1989, we have been deploying on an average of every 18 months.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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I never been a hater of these other cats, who never really had nothing, being successful. That's not my problem.
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We solve last year's problems without thinking about the future.
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We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the country but ourselves.
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I have absolutely no empathy for camels. I didn't care for being abused in the Middle East by those horrible, horrible, horrible creatures. They don't like people. It's not at all like the relationship between horses and humans.
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I think that if you haven't been to the grocery store in a really long time, it's really easy to get very out of touch.
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'Independents' - the industry term for companies that have more capital and know-how than the typical 'wildcatter' - can grow either by exploring and finding reserves or by buying a company that already has them.
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I think when I first straightened my hair, I was a teenager. I don't believe that I was consciously doing it to look white or to be on television. It never crossed my mind. All of the girls in my neighborhood got perms and their hair straightened. But I know that historically it was to assimilate and there are some people who do it for that reason.
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I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.
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Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip.
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I remember seeing 'Gremlins' and having my mind blown and seeing 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' at 13, and it was this hugely aspirational experience.
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Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
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I have deep emotions about the American people. If I were to cry for anything, I would cry for them and the policies that they're about to face.
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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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Time, flowing like a river Time, beckoning me Who knows when we shall meet again If ever But time Keeps flowing like a river To the sea
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I was eating beans by candle light for a decade.
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As Americans after 9/11, we're much more united, together as a nation, and we got stronger, better, and more at peace. By peace, I mean the harmony you can feel in our united determination to fight these terrorists and killers.
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I had no idea at all how to model, but people would start to follow me. So, I would go to these start-up companies and say, 'I have all these followers... how can we work together?'
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I didn't mean to turn you on.
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Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it.
