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Those no-sooner-have-I-touched-the-pillow people are past my comprehension. There is something bovine about them.


J. B. Priestley

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J. B. PHILLIPS One of Paul's most important teachings... is the doctrine of what we call "justification by faith". ...
J. B. PHILLIPS Suppose Christianity is not a religion but a way of life, a falling in love with God, and, through H...
J. B. PHILLIPS Commemoration of Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690 The preacher and the writer ma...
J. B. PHILLIPS Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379 It is a singularl...
J. B. PHILLIPS From the crude cry which we have so often heard during the war years: "If there is a God, why doesn'...
J. B. PHILLIPS Jesus once declared that God is "good to the ungrateful and the wicked" (St. Luke 6:35), and I remem...
J. B. PHILLIPS I drive a big Dodge truck. I drive American cars.
J. B. SMOOVE I'm on my version of the protein diet, but there ain't no protein in it. It's a Krispy K...
J. B. SMOOVE The cruelest revenge of a woman is to remain faithful to a man
J. B. BOSSUET I've had jokes stolen a thousand times. But if you can do it better than me, you can have it. I&...
J. B. SMOOVE But even the Christian, for all this satisfying and hopeful conviction, does not know the meaning of...
J. B. PHILLIPS Commemoration of Samuel & Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 & 1936 [The Christian] refus...
J. B. PHILLIPS If New Testament Christianity is to reappear today with its power and joy and courage, men must reca...
J. B. PHILLIPS Commemoration of Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 To me the...
J. B. PHILLIPS The testimony of the New Testament cannot be lightly disregarded, nor can the claims of Christ be ai...
J. B. PHILLIPS I have heard professing Christians of our own day speak as though the historicity of the Gospels doe...
J. B. PHILLIPS Commemoration of John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888 Much of today's...
J. B. PHILLIPS Feast of Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher, 1600 Commemoration of Martin of Porres...
J. B. PHILLIPS What I am concerned with here is not to write a new life of Jesus, but to set down my witness to the...
J. B. PHILLIPS Pentecost Every time we say, 'I believe in the Holy Spirit,' we mean that we believe that there i...
J. B. PHILLIPS Feast of Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304 Most Christians are affected far more than they know by...
J. B. PHILLIPS It is necessary to point out that our responsibility is a relative one only, for as we think of the ...
J. B. PHILLIPS Feast of Perpetua, Felicity & their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203 God in His providence ha...
J. B. PHILLIPS Commemoration of Eglantine Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of 'Save the Children', 1928 Following...
J. B. PHILLIPS Commemoration of Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester (Oxon), Apostle of Wessex, 650 In his enthusiasm, ...
J. B. PHILLIPS Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minut...
J. B. SMOOVE I'm big on facial expressions, and I'm big on mannerisms, which I find to be hilarious.
J. B. SMOOVE A lot of critics have picked themselves to be Michelle's self-appointed guardians. We look at the po...
B. J. WIE She is a very happy girl today.
B. J. WIE We've handled her press, her P.R., and been her travel agent. At some time, she will be on her own. ...
B. J. WIE She grew up playing against boys in Hawaii, so it's very natural to her. She's used to playing with ...
B. J. WIE You don't want to take the world over with a whole hamper full of dirty clothes. That's the ...
J. B. SMOOVE Un défaut qui empêche les hommes d'agir, c'est de ne pas sentir de quoi ils sont capables.
J. B. BOSSUET I'll drive down the street, and I'll practice improv. I will sit there at a red light and se...
J. B. SMOOVE It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty
J. B. BOSSUET I loved Peter Sellers. I thought he was the perfect mix of physical comedy with out-of-the-box humor...
J. B. SMOOVE When I first started doing comedy years ago, I used to be the biggest Michael Richards fan. I used t...
J. B. SMOOVE I try to dress smooth, I try to keep my face shaved, I try to keep my head cut. I try to do all the ...
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