J.B. Phillips Quotes

The absence of sentimentalism in Christ's relations with men is what makes His tenderness so exquisitely touching.

To find his place and fill it is success for a man.

O Risen Christ! O Easter Flower! How dear Thy Grace has grown! From east to west, with loving power, Make all the world Thine own.

Up and down our lives obedient Walk, dear Christ, with footsteps radiant, Till those garden lives shall be Fair with duties done for Thee; And our thankful spirits say, "Christ arose on Easter Day."

Joy in one's work is the consummate tool.

It is not pride when the beech-tree refuses to copy the oak. He knows his limitations. The only chance of any healthy life for him is to be as full a beech-tree as he can.

Much as we deplore our condition in life, nothing would make us more satisfied with it than the changing of places, for a few days, with our neighbors.

There is such a difference between coming out of sorrow thankful for relief, and coming out of sorrow full of sympathy with and trust in Him who has released us.

I truly would love to be a designer-label girl, but I am very much High Street.

Red carpets and dressing up are a part of work that I enjoy less than some people.

People have really strong images of what church is, and it's almost certainly not the same as mine.

I'm a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated.

I don't leave London, really, and I don't do theatre, because I want to put the kids to bed.

I start the day with the intention of doing 4,000 sit-ups but then have to work.

Its quite confusing being one of the less wealthy people at a posh place.

My first film crush was Mark Lester as Oliver Twist in the Carol Reed film.

Once you have a Down's syndrome child, you can't conform. In a way, you're free.

I dont have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar.

The only way I'll ever run a marathon is if I'm involved in the administration.

I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.

A lot of things in 'Parents' I find very truthful.

I've got a great relationship with my dad, but I can imagine how annoying it would be if I had to move back into his house.

I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.

When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.

When I'm depressed, I definitely comfort eat, but I also eat when I'm happy. The only time I don't eat is if I am terribly nervous.

Bad impulse buys make you feel grim, don't they? It's like having consumer Tourette's. I gravitate towards austere foreign-language film DVDs when insecure.

Middle-aged women on telly is a bit of a hot topic - before, we were 27 to 37, and now we're 40 to 50. You do notice as you get older... you go past 35, and suddenly you're playing baddies.

I'm feeling incredibly Botox-tempted as my face collapses around my shoulders.

The children break all my jewelry, so everything I wear is cheap - from Topshop or Dorothy Perkins.

I'm very devoted to my kids - I'm completely blind to their faults.

Getting a new passport took me a stupid amount of time. I had to go back five times with different photographs because they kept saying I was smiling, which is against the rules. I was not smiling.

I never ever Google myself. That way madness lies.

Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.

My mum's from Yorkshire and my parents aren't snotty or posh - they're very hard workers, both of them.

I don't get star-struck at all.

I tell people that I'm a Christian, but I don't think it's giving an insight into who I am or what I'm about.

I have a lot of funny friends, though not everyone's funny all the time. Doon Mackichan's my funniest friend in the pub; Nina Conti's the funniest with a monkey.

TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it's not 'Is it a good script?' but 'Is it a BBC2 script?'

For tolls too briefly the sounds of mercy... In fear we ponder the use of thunder for peace

If you think I'm going to cry all over your chest because you don't feel the same way, you're wrong. I don't beg for anybody's love.

I write about the men you want to read about but don't necessarily want to be married to.

Nobody else can demean me. I can only demean myself

Losing isn't as bad as not fighting at all.

I take every opportunity I can to speak to librarians.

Fear goes hand-in-hand with artistic creation, and no amount of success will make the fear go away entirely.

Be the best at what you're good at

Everybody won’t like everything you write. Some people won’t like anything you write. Get over it.

Good news!" she chirped. "The doctor says this time it's triplets!

You shouldn't dare a person who doesn't have anything left to lose.

"Bobby Tom told me he’s not afraid of the Chargers’ defense." "Bobby Tom’ll tell you he’s not afraid of nuclear war, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in his opinion."