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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Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.
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Everyone knows nowadays that people 'have complexes'. What is not so well known, though far more important theoretically, is that complexes can have us.
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When you write for a show that's not yours, your job is to hear the voices of the characters and write as best you can for those voices.
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On practical level I can't pick up the camera until I think I know what I want. I don't wander around. It's almost impossible for me to pick up a camera... it's really hard.
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My parents have always been there to really support anything I wanted to do or learn - they provided the opportunity for me. I was very blessed in that sense.
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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.
