Heber J. Grant Quotes
I remember that after that teaching given to me as a young man, as a boy, almost, by the President of the Church. I read this chapter about once a week for quite a while, then once a month for several months. I thought I needed it in my business, so to speak; that it was one of the things that were necessary for my advancement.
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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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I think that the training of architects allows you to see what will happen ten years ahead of time, or twenty. It's not guessing, it's not intuitive, it's based on research - and we may be wrong.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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No one escapes from the past without bearing some of its burdens.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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My brother and I had many games. We were inseparable. We had a little team going on between us. We had even a language that was kind of like pig latin. So we'd speak in the language. It's called Op.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
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My parents were just really weird and protective about the music I listened to. Whenever I wanted to buy an album, they would have to buy it first and listen to it and let me know if I could have it.
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Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified.
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I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.
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I think I am smart unless I am really, really in love, and then I am ridiculously stupid.
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It was kind of scary because working with Woody Allen becomes sort of a big deal in your mind. He directs in that Woody Allen character some of the time - he has these idiosyncrasies that are really charming and funny.
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A week is a long time in politics.
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Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.
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We run a car wreck photo every week, whether we have a car wreck or not. That's our golden rule.
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I leave my heart on the court every night. I earn my keep.
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GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America's future must be built. But government can help business invest in our shared future.
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My dad's a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.
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To me, regardless of who's in office, the government is strangled by business. And the government's priorities are dictated by business. I mean, why does America, even after healthcare reform, still not have free universal healthcare? I'm sure it has something to do with the insurance lobby.
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I grew up watching Sean Young films with my father; we've always been huge fans of hers. A surprising fact is that she loves to work on comedies, which was great for me to hear, because then I could ask her a million questions about 'Fatal Instinct,' which was a VHS I wore out from the video store.
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I remember that after that teaching given to me as a young man, as a boy, almost, by the President of the Church. I read this chapter about once a week for quite a while, then once a month for several months. I thought I needed it in my business, so to speak; that it was one of the things that were necessary for my advancement.
