David A. Bednar Quotes
Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but righteousness is required to act with power as we strive to lift souls, to teach and testify, to bless and counsel, and to advance the work of salvation.
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else.
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I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.
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I would say if you have a dream, follow it. It doesn't really matter whether you are a woman or from India or from wherever.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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The fairytale has turned into a nightmare.
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If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.
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I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
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A human society obeys the dictates of reason and is guided and governed by a respect for justice.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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In the future, I want to do an action movie! I'm going to get in shape, get ripped, and have my Chris Pratt transformation. And then become a movie star like that.
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I was doing things that weren't good for me. So I checked into the Churchill Priory clinic. It was the best thing I've done for ages.
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It has always been a dream of mine to put a play on film.
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I think women love very hard. We love men. We just love with everything we have. And sometimes, I don't know that that love is met with the type of dignity that we wish it would be met with.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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It was like being high when you reach those high notes.
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I pointed out on the floor last year, after Hurricane Katrina, we were very proud that one of our National Guard engineering battalions was called to Louisiana. And they did a magnificent job.
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I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.
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When I'm getting ready for a movie, let's just say my diet is 'The Antisocial Diet.' I don't go to restaurants. I don't eat what I really want to eat. I don't eat much. I eat small things frequently. Lots of protein and greens. And I don't eat with people, because there's a tendency to get social and then to overeat.
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Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but righteousness is required to act with power as we strive to lift souls, to teach and testify, to bless and counsel, and to advance the work of salvation.
