Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
If there is one word that describes the meaning of character, it is the word honor. Without honor, civilization would not long exist. Without honor, there could be no dependable contracts, no lasting marriages, no trust or happiness. What does the word honor mean to you? To me, honor is summarized in this expression by the poet Tennyson, "Man's word of honor is God in man."
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I grew up with my stepfather in Brighton, but I did spend a lot of time with my natural father, and I was loved by both, so I suppose the advantage of this was that I wasn't bound by one set of experiences; I always had an alternative.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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I love horror movies. It's so fun being absolutely terrified. It's damn hard to shoot, though. I didn't realize how difficult it was to make a horror movie as an actor. Physically and mentally, phew.
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I suppose being quite young and being thrust quite dramatically into a large public arena skewered my vision of what it means to live and be a part of something.
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Art is the child of Nature; yes, her darling child, in whom we trace the features of the mother's face, her aspect and her attitude.
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Most days, I practice piano in the mornings and I spend the rest of the day painting.
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The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. Jim Crow laws were a product of bigoted state and local governments.
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The first version of The Beautiful Room Is Empty was the first mss. I'd ever submitted to New York editors.
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The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.
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Using, as an excuse, others’ failure of common sense is in itself a failure of common sense.
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The position of woman has doubtless been elevated through the influence of Christianity, but... it is probably fair to say that most of the great Churches through their teaching and organization have exerted a conservative and retarding influence on the rise of woman to equality with man.
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Here in a little lonely roomI am master of earth and sea,And the planets come to me.
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You don't overturn x-thousand years of patriarchy in a generation.
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I always try to slip healthy things by my kids. I give them sweet potato French fries and fake chicken nuggets.
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Baseball players need strength but also the ability to make fast-paced, explosive movements, so their training is all about strengthening the tendons around the bone and the joint so you don't tear the muscles from the bones.
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My one guilty pleasure is, every airport, I will drop everything to get an airport massage at those kiosks.
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The real difference between a man's scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge.
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Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.
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What you're willing to sacrifice is the measurement of how you love - at least it is for me.
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Nobody's talking about movies the way they're talking about their favorite TV shows.
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With all the care that women do and all the money we spend to maintain our hair, men can at least take the time to wash their face with a simple inexpensive product that will soften their facial hair so they're not hurting us when we go in for a kiss. Trust me, guys, women will want to kiss you more if you take care of your facial hair.
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Let us be very careful that we never exalt any minister, or sermon, or book, or friend above the Word of God.
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If there is one word that describes the meaning of character, it is the word honor. Without honor, civilization would not long exist. Without honor, there could be no dependable contracts, no lasting marriages, no trust or happiness. What does the word honor mean to you? To me, honor is summarized in this expression by the poet Tennyson, "Man's word of honor is God in man."
