Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
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Every story makes a promise to the reader. Actually, two promises, one emotional and one intellectual, since the function of stories is to make us both feel and think.
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In a position of utter desolation, when man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring his sufferings in the right way - an honorable way - in such a position man can, through loving contemplation of the image he carries of his beloved, achieve fulfillment.
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When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?
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Do not try to be humble: learn humility.
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Behind all this, some great happiness is hiding.
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They did some things early on in there that threw us some curve balls. On defense, they did a real good coaching job on that part. We had to kind of struggle to get things going again, but we did control the ball, which is a big deal.
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Gilbert White discovered the formula for complete happiness, but he died before making the announcement, leaving it for me to do so. It is to be very busy with the unimportant.
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I've liked the Yankees since I was a kid. I grew up in Canada so I kind of identified with New York sports teams.
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Legality can't create love if it isn't there, or preserve it if it's dying, but it can destroy love by making it compulsory.
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Father expected a good deal of God. He didn't actually accuse God of inefficiency, but when he prayed his tone was loud and angry, like that of a dissatisfied guest in a carelessly managed hotel.
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Who's going to manage (health savings accounts)?. It's not going to be your local accountant, it's going to be Fidelity.
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It was our love of foreign cloth that ousted the wheel from its position of dignity.
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How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved.
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No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather.
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We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals.
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I would never find myself or unlikely to find myself in a room where I have a skeptic who brought me in. But I very often am in a situation somebody who's there who didn't invite me was a skeptic. That happens all the time.
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Kids shouldn't see all the violence they do these days. But the industry just doesn't care.
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Morrison does such a good job moving without the ball. He's like a throwback. He plays the way a lot of players used to. He's terrific.
