Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.
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My views on everything from welfare to a balanced budget to affirmative action can be traced to what Buddy and Helen Watts taught me as a young boy growing up poor but proud in Eufaula.
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I'm proud that Della was sort of a prototype for TV secretaries. There really was no such established character on TV when 'Perry Mason' came along.
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Songs like Reach and S Club Party are pop classics. I'm really proud that I had a part in them.
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I'm proud of my work and how far I've come, and I'm proud of the way that I did it.
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My first album was called 'Badlands,' and it's something that I think I'm most proud of having done in my life.
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I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.
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Sheep farming is heavily subsidized in Great Britain. Without the subsidies, the green grazing in the valley of the River Exe would be gone. The handsome agricultural landscape of which the British are so proud, carefully husbanded since Boudicca's day, would be replaced by natural growth. The most likely growth is real-estate developments.
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I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.
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People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.
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If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
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The trimmings of wealth are not as important to me and my generation as they were to my parents' generation.
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It's very exciting to be able to just work in this business, let alone on stuff you are extremely proud of. So it does make me a little nervous, because 'Breaking Bad' is so special. It's great being part of something so great because people pay attention to you, hopefully because you're doing good work.
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I'm proud of her Shruti because she isn't doing a product of our home banner Rajkamal Films. The only thing Rajkamal did for her was to give her a chance to do the background score in ‘Unnaipol Oruvan’. It wouldn't matter to me if she failed as a movie actress. But right now it looks like a winning streak.
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I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee, A place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all.
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I'm very proud of my roles. I enjoy the ability to touch millions of people and, in some way, connect with them in ways that I cannot connect with them in my normal, everyday life.
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I tend to push whatever is looking over my shoulder away when I am writing. It's once the box of books arrive that I say I'm going to be pilloried for this or that. But then you realize it's done, and there is nothing I can do. I'm proud of the book.
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I am proud to represent New York's 13th Congressional District, which has one of the largest and diverse populations in the country.
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I am sorry to be leaving the BBC. I have enjoyed a fascinating seven years at the corporation and am particularly proud to have played a small part in the development of the BBC's Global News services, BBC World Service and BBC World.
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True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.
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I love to clean my ears. I've heard that you're not supposed to do it every day, but I throw caution to the wind for some quality time with a strong Q-Tip.
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For 20 years I've gotten to laugh my way through my work. For me, that's a dream job.
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Some of my favorite poets had a tremendous sense of whimsy, so it's a writing style I guess I admire.
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Our biggest problem as human beings is not knowing that we don't know.
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The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.
