--- title: "1 Best Just Quotes By J. W. Lord" description: "1 Best Just quotes by J. W. Lord. Plus more from J. W. Lord and more Best Just sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/j-w-lord-23259_god_the-thing-of-it-is-we-don-t-have-to-be-p_1158467.jpg" --- > [“The thing of it is, we don’t have to be perfect or be the best. We just need to do the best with what God gives us and how life treats us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/the-thing-of-it-is-we-don-t-have-to-be-perfect-or-be-the-best-we-just/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/j-w-lord-23259_god_the-thing-of-it-is-we-don-t-have-to-be-p_1158467.jpg) ## More by J. W. Lord > [“My dad told me that God allows people to make their own choices and doesn’t override their free will. That is why bad things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/my-dad-told-me-that-god-allows-people-to-make-their-own-choices-and/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“I think we all, at one time or another, have been to this impossible place, the enchanted land that exists between our dreams and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/i-think-we-all-at-one-time-or-another-have-been-to-this-impossible/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“Our failures make us who we are; they build our character, we are defined by what we do with them, and how we respond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/our-failures-make-us-who-we-are-they-build-our-character-we-are/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“I read the bible every day and the one thing I have noticed is that those characters that are closest to God seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/i-read-the-bible-every-day-and-the-one-thing-i-have-noticed-is-that/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“There are no absolute rules when it comes to success. It is not a case of you either are one or you are not.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/there-are-no-absolute-rules-when-it-comes-to-success-it-is-not-a-case/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“She was a light from Heaven, and a beauty for all of us to behold.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/she-was-a-light-from-heaven-and-a-beauty-for-all-of-us-to-behold/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“Selfishness leads to nothingness. Generosity and benevolence leads to great reward,” he explained.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/selfishness-leads-to-nothingness-generosity-and-benevolence-leads-to/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“There is one thing I can say for sure about fear, and that is this: until you face it, it will always be out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/there-is-one-thing-i-can-say-for-sure-about-fear-and-that-is-this/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“A timeline is a linear representation of cause and effect, changing one event alters all that follow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/a-timeline-is-a-linear-representation-of-cause-and-effect-changing/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“The thing of it is, we don’t have to be perfect or be the best. We just need to do the best with what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/the-thing-of-it-is-we-don-t-have-to-be-perfect-or-be-the-best-we-just/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“There was no guarantee of victory if I remained the same or just tried to be myself, but there was certain defeat in pretending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/there-was-no-guarantee-of-victory-if-i-remained-the-same-or-just/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“You don’t have to decide your entire life this night. Just let things happen as they are meant to happen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/you-don-t-have-to-decide-your-entire-life-this-night-just-let-things/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“Dr. Ross told me that when it comes to people there are basically two extremes and then everyone else in the middle. He said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/dr-ross-told-me-that-when-it-comes-to-people-there-are-basically-two/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“The human condition is such that we can only stomach so much imagination. We need for things to be labeled either fiction or nonfiction.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/the-human-condition-is-such-that-we-can-only-stomach-so-much/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) > [“Stars are God’s way of showing us that light can survive the darkness and shine through – that there is hope; even in dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-w-lord/stars-are-god-s-way-of-showing-us-that-light-can-survive-the-darkness/) [J. W. Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-w-lord/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-just/j-w-lord/#itemlist", "name": "1 Best Just Quotes By J. W. Lord", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The thing of it is, we don’t have to be perfect or be the best. We just need to do the best with what God gives us and how life treats us.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J. W. 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